One of my favorite spots is the greenhouse, and it’s a must-have to grow tomatoes and peppers. The one trick to remember is that there is no wind and no pollinators. I learned this the hard way and missed a whole season of tomatoes. Now, just a few simple shakes of each plant a couple…
Category: Urban Farming
Picture of the Month-2018
April 2018 Honey bee gathering pollen from the first blooms of the season: candytuft May 2018 May started a very long drought season. Bees were searching hard for water, so we added these chick water stations throughout the raspberry patch. Worked great. June 2018 Our bees love thyme, which gives us the earliest blooms and…
Harvest 2017
2017 was a very dry summer, but having the water on automatic timers fueled the berries. Raspberry yield 5 gallons. Marionberry yield 2 gallons. Heirloom tomatoes…well, not so great: the plants grew ~ 15 feet tall, but low yield. Will need to figure out a better approach to tomatoes next year.
Gift of Water!
I had no idea what it meant to have the gift of water….until 2017. It all started with our annual trip to Kalaloch Lodge in Olympic National Park in early 2017. We ventured on our hike, northbound this time, and found several rain barrels around the lodge. So, when my mom sent me Home D$$…
Greenhouse
There were so many treasures found on our 2013 trip to Iceland. One little treat included delicate salad, served on the side of a large portion of a gratin-fish-potato-dinner. The salad portions were small and included simple green lettuce with radish sprouts and a vinaigrette. The greens were tender, “spicy,” and delicious and very much…
Garden Calendar 2016
Jan Even with such a warm winter, not much happening in Jan. However, my friend from work (Martine!), shared some good Pacific Northwest gardening tips. Here’s to Belgium hospitality with a bunch of inspiration! Here is how the garden started–a well used place in the yard, the entrance way to the pasture. Feb On the…
wild sprout 
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