They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
We are trying a new garden strategy this year. We are going for staggered plantings of a lot of our favorites, particularly the brassicas. We have had great success with growing them, thus far, but not great success with harvesting and using them on time. When you have 12 heads of cabbage all coming ripe… Continue reading Seed Starting 2026: Part 1
Like that of a toddler who is told she can't help plant seeds because she can't count. "I tan tount!" "Five, eight, nine, four, five, six!" There you go, little seeds! Time to rise and shine!
Sorry about such a long gap between updates. We have been very busy doing stuff, and we took a break for three days at the beginning of the week to drive down to Oregon and play on the beach. During that time, we were too busy hanging out together and watching the children run in… Continue reading A Planting Kind of Day
Time to start planning next year’s garden. The two littlest “helped” count the seeds we have. A good many seeds remain from last year, but obviously there are some glaring omissions. Fortunately, we have a seed catalogs!
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