We knew the expected frost date was bearing down on us, but some things just aren’t done growing yet that we want to harvest. As I write this, it’s 43°F, and it’s expected to drop down to 36° in the wee hours before dawn. Continue reading “Frantic defenses against frost…”
…we realized we’d never turned the outdoor spigot cutoff on because we hadn’t needed it. That was yesterday, the 15th of August. Because of how the rain barrel’s spigot isn’t at the dead bottom of the barrel, we did try tipping it to get at more inside, but there’s only so far you can push that to get at the last bits left–plus then there’s the sediment issue from what ever’s gathered over the season thus far.
This year has been more hectic than I ever anticipated, both in and out of the garden. Although I have continued to take garden notes and pictures, I have not had time to polish them. If you haven’t noticed, I have been trying to at least regularly update this year’s planting list.
As I write this, it’s raining yet again, hence my having time to write. If it wasn’t, I’d be out pulling up all the purple loosestrife that is now plaguing the front yard. Continue reading “Busy as bees”
Keenly aware of our predicted 122 day growing season, we’re itching to get more into the ground. At the same time, we’re trying to not repeat mistakes from last year which means more work being put into beds to make sure they are as hospitable as we can manage this year. Another sunny day in which my partner was home early helped. High at about mid 60s°F. Continue reading “Garden Growth–8th May, 2019”
Good news was my partner got done very early today, not so good was we had a bit of a race against the rain. All too easy to get snippy then, but fortunately there was very little of that. Broke 70°F today.
