Garden

Dealing Tomatoes out of a ’95 Tercel

24 Aug, 2017 in Barter / Uncategorized tagged Garden / harvest / tomatoes by Leanne

Length of the Ditch — I spent yesterday acquiring a wheelbarrow with the help of my buddy John. Thanks, John! It’s a good thing I did. Y’see, we have this great backyard, with an enormous slope, and the nice folks who built our property installed a drainage ditch near its base. I wish I could […]

[Garden] Drainage Ditch Clearout, Part 1

18 Sep, 2015 in Garden tagged drainage ditch / Garden / maintenance / yardwork by Leanne

Hydroponic tub under construction — This is my current garden, such as it is. Kind of a far cry from the old house, but you make do with what you have. And I’m not allowed to get any more plants just now, or I won’t be able to get into/out of the storage closet and […]

And you may ask yourself, “Well, how did I get ...

1 Aug, 2012 in Garden tagged apartment / Garden / hydroponics by Leanne

Where has the summer gone? I lost it in a whirlwind of conventions and work, which led to me messing up my left shoulder and left hand, and deciding that I really needed to re-evaluate how I was spending my time. One of the things that I’ve decided to do […]

Garden Update

3 Sep, 2011 in Garden tagged carrotwood / Garden / workout by Leanne

Boysenberries growing — In January 2010, I planted, on the advice of my nursery-man, four little sticks. In the intervening year and a half, I’ve learned a reasonable amount about said little sticks, and I’m going to share it now. (: I am pretty sure that ‘long around September I’m going to have […]

Things I’ve Learned About Boysenberries

30 May, 2011 in Canning and Preserving / Garden / Recipes tagged berries / boysenberries / canning / fruit / Garden / harvest / jam / lessons learned / vegetarian by Leanne

Boysenberries, blueberries, strawberries

Offered without further comment: today’s post-rain harvest

17 May, 2011 in Garden tagged blueberries / boysenberries / fruit / Garden / harvest / strawberries by Leanne

Can o' roots — Uncle Pasto and I are in the process of trying to get the garden rearranged for fall and winter. This is kind of … well, it’s complicated, because neither of us are experienced with turning over the garden for a new season. So it’s all kind of an experiment. Right […]

Getting to the Root of the Problem

18 Sep, 2010 in Garden tagged Garden by Leanne

Harvest 9-10-10 — From left to right: a mountain of basil, a bowl of onions, a mountain of lemon cucumbers, three zucchini and a patty pan squash, a couple of “Hottie” peppers, a fairytale eggplant, a handful of green beans, a pile of 4th of July tomatoes, a few Rainbow Blend tomatoes (one’s […]

And this is why I cancelled my CSA.

11 Sep, 2010 in Garden tagged Garden / harvest by Leanne

I’ll admit, I crashed out over the weekend. I was so tired. I took naps. Repeatedly. I don’t do that. But when Labor Day itself finally rolled around, I had enough energy and to spare, so while Uncle Pasto was barbecuing some fabulous smoked brisket, I spent most of the […]