Posts tagged as: HQ
Summer days bring beautiful bounty, reaping the benefits of spring’s endless labors. Here at HQ the crop is starting to yield; the first plants invested are the first plants to profit. Snow peas sown in early February, beets planted in February and transplanted in April, Carrots seeded in April – these were the flagship endeavors [...]
Dear, dearest readers, Tonight is a night for taking it easy, but I just couldn’t pass up sharing this incredible picture with you. Teeny, tiny, garden guardians, hatching in my tomatoes this afternoon. Magic! Edit – 3 July 2009: It has been brought to my attention that these are not, actually, baby ladybugs. They are, [...]
Sometimes life is really hard. And things go wrong. Sometimes being a grown-up sucks. But sometimes, magic happens. Like when you spend a weekend in fall, uprooting that out-of-control vine that’s taken over everything, including the fence, and the hedge, and that old tree out front. [...]
A month ago today, I shared a little update on the progress of my beloved baby veggies. I was looking over that post last night, and I just can’t believe how much has changed so fast! 30 days later, it’s a totally different picture. My heirloom beets and barely-sprouted carrots, mid-May. The big [...]
^^^ Way back in springtime, I planted some potatoes. It’s a simple strategy: as the foliage grows, more tires and dirt are added to the stack. This converts stem into root and produces more potatoes, as the leaves continue clamoring skyward. This intensive small-space system is supposed to yield 25-30 pounds of potatoes. I planted [...]
