Alien Onions
This year’s growing begins in the onion basket. I found them sprouting in the basket on the fridge, curling up toward the kitchen ceiling, green and eager and fleshy. As far as I understand it, …
This year’s growing begins in the onion basket. I found them sprouting in the basket on the fridge, curling up toward the kitchen ceiling, green and eager and fleshy. As far as I understand it, …
I’ve only had a garden for three seasons. Granted I’ve wanted to have a garden since I was eight years old, so it’s kind of odd, realizing. Third year as a gardener here, coming up. …
Imagine my surprise when I picked out an old avocado shell to find it packed with worm eggs. Back story, I was rummaging through my worm bin for castings to add to a potting mix I …
Garden update. The junk mulch is coming apart at the seams. The chickens broke in. Their wings are clipped now, but that doesn’t mean we always remember to close the garden gate. On other fronts, we’re seeing a bumper …
Mid-March. Time to start the tomatoes and kale. This year, we’re on top of it. The garden is up to speed, paths marked out, the soaker hose strategically buried under the sheet mulch. More importantly, …