Well, I suppose there are plenty of excuses I could find for not having been a more consistent blogger. As this is the height of the planting season, it HAS been busy both in my own garden and at the Veggielution Emma Prusch farm. Veggielution has been expanding its growing capabilities and with the addition […]
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(A lesson in working with dogs in the garden) I think I have finally reached enough equilibrium between me, my garden and our two dogs that I can confidently write a post about it. While I focus on my dogs because that is where my personal experience has been, this is also a story about […] After reading the compost tea section of “Teaming with Microbes”, a book I highly recommended, their DIY compost tea setup was simple enough that I decided to try it out. At the end of the post I will include pics of my setup which is super easy, relatively cheap (very cheap when compared to commercial […] An innocent start to the year. It all began with some herbs a few zucchini and tomatoes Big changes are afoot, August saw the addition of a hugelkultur bed by the patio. Beneath the bark mulch lie two shallow trenches (maybe 12" to 18" deep?) with young cypress that were cut down next […] As fields and beds lie fallow and frozen throughout most of the country, winter tends to be the season of reflection and planning for most horticulturists. Even though the San Jose “winter” here in California is actually a productive growing season with only the occasional serious frost, I thought I would honor the winter tradition […] One year has passed since I started seriously researching and growing my garden. I’m a renter so even though my landlord has been generous, there are limits to what I can do. These limits are good though, because they focus and refine the gazillions of possible arrangements down to what works within the the 500 […] |
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