I was only gone for a couple days sailing, but it seemed like last week’s hot weather really perked things up in the garden. Between that and the fresh mulch, things are looking good. It’s… [Continue Reading]
Archives for June 2009
A letter to my future gardening self
Following is a letter to my future self. Dear Erin, How’s the garden growing this year? Did you finally put something in that spot right in front that you’ve been saving for something “really great”?… [Continue Reading]
A tour through the veggie garden
Here’s a little tour through the veggie garden. Things are growing slowly here, so hopefully in a few weeks things will look much different (click on the pictures to make them bigger). Come on in!
I, um, bought more plants
I’ve done it again. I went out and bought more plants. It’s a sickness, I tell ya. This time it was because a co-op through the Yahoo group I’m in didn’t meet the minimums to… [Continue Reading]
Community gardening in your own back yard
The little vegetable garden off the road. An amazing thing has happened since we build the new raised veggie garden: I’m getting to know the neighbors better. The garden is built on the far side… [Continue Reading]
June Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day (a day late)
June 15 snuck right up on me and I completely missed Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. So here’s my contribution, a day late and a dollar short. We’ve had a very cool spring and the garden… [Continue Reading]
My very own Mt. Mulch
120-pound sloppy-sitting Newfoundland for size comparison only. The other day, Ellie May’s mom posted about Mount Mulch, the pile of mulch that resides in her driveway often for a good part of the summer because… [Continue Reading]