This afternoon I put two lemon cucumber, two summer squash, and four zucchini plants in Raised Bed #7 (farthest bed in picture to right). That bed already has several spring crops planted in it (i.e. greens, cabbage, peas, and beets).
I …
As with most of my plans, today’s got revised. I had intended on building trellises, but found out that the place I was going to purchase bulk organic soil mix is not open on Sundays.
As such, I spent most of …
A few weeks ago I posted about how my garden helps keep me healthy. While I wrote broadly about health, my intent was to highlight the mental health benefits. I noted that:
My garden is a great listener … …
This past weekend, temperatures were in the upper 70s. I planted a ton of veggies in my raised beds and transplanted several cool weather plants into one of my seven raised beds.
Back then, the forecast for today was supposed to …
Last night my potato plants started to emerge from the soil. I love witnessing this.
Some people think potato plants are ugly. I like them.
When they are young, they remind me of Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street.
I’ve also been paying …
It’s midday Sunday. I’ve got several more hours of work. But things are progressing quite nicely today.
I found a way to untangle the galvanized wire so I could thread it through the metal posts. Then, I built the trellises …
Vida, Leif, and Henri are outside waiting for me.
“It’s Saturday! Get your tail out here!”
I’m just a tad apprehensive. The sun is deceiving. It’s 46°F and windy; it feels like 38°F.
But there are a limited number of weekend hours and …
screen capture from MPR’s Updraft blog.
Yesterday, Minnesota set some snowfall records. Northfield and Owatonna had a foot of snow dumped on them. Rochester saw 14 inches.
Not that far away, in St. Paul, we got a small dusting that melted …