Weird year

I’m sure it is somehow my fault, but this has been a weird year in my garden,  to wit: I harvested my first tomatoes at the end of June, and I have yet to pick a single squash or bean.  Soooo bizarre. Look:  Tomato: And my beans: Look up at the top of the image- [...]

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Relief

Anyone who lives in New England remembers what last summer was like.  May was cold and wet.  June was cold and wet.  July was wet and cold. The only thing that I grew that did well was potatoes, and several things just up and died like my eggplants and corn and lima beans and okra. [...]

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88 Tomatoes

Glad I didn’t suck it up and cram another tomato in to make an even 90, because one up and decided to kick the bucket anyway- so I would have been back to 89. No idea what happened here- one day it was as happy as the neighbors, lots of blossoms, strong growth- one of [...]

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Honest work

Last night I did some much-need upkeep in the garden.   Unfortunately that upkeep was infanticide, as it was high time to thin my zucchinis and give the tomatoes a haircut. I hate this task- pulling up little babies that I’ve cultivated with such care (or, you know, the ones I unceremoniously crammed into the [...]

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Tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes

So here’s my big, dark gardening secret:  I hate tomatoes.  I mean I loathe them.   I think they are the most repulsive, awful thing in the world.  And oh my, do I hate myself for it.  I want to like them so badly.  They are so beautiful, and healthy, and versatile.  They are easy [...]

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Bean Nerves

I’m nervous about my beans! This weekend and Monday I built all my bean trellises and planted my beans.  There is a stand of saplings on the south edge of the garden that Ann wanted taken down (and I was eyeing the perfectly straight, perfectly sized trees for their usefulness in the garden).  So Jeff [...]

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Whoopsie!

Wow guys- sorry about that !   I just vanished with no explanation- and I actually have a REALLY good one!  I was in Wales! I went with my parents.  We were there for two weeks and it was incredible.  I’ll post a few picture from my trip that I took just for you guys, [...]

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Weekend non-work

Sigh. I had high hopes for the weekend!  The weather was going to be gorgeous, rain is predicted for this morning- the perfect weekend to plant.  Also, I have onions and potatoes that are practically screaming at me to put them in the ground, and I hate the sound of screaming vegetables… We’ve been having [...]

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A formidable enemy!

Observe:  Somewhere in there is an asparagus patch.  A good one too!  About 12 years old and much neglected for a few years, but still produces an impressive amount.  Even through the thick weeds and tall grass, shoots were still springing up joyfully all down this row.  You can see one right there in that [...]

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A visit to my seedlings!

Yesterday after work, I met Chef Jeff at his family’s house to check on our seedlings.  His step-mom (who’s a real-life farmer!) was kind enough to start our seeds for us in her wood-heated greenhouse.   We’ve got tons of tomatoes, peppers, and herbs waiting for warmer weather, and lots of other stuff waiting for the [...]

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