and Recipe Corner
…into a lush and bountiful harvest paradise – with the use of Earthboxes. A sterile concrete area turns into a garden patch. And the greatest thing is that this particular area is one of the sunniest spots on the property. So Earthboxes allow us to expand the garden and the harvest. I love how the water melons go everywhere, though… View Post
“Watching the huge plumes of wild bees of EVERY size and description, hundreds and hundreds, swarming with great industry over our cilantro bed [which is in full flower] I can only conclude that if you plant it, and then • let it bolt, and go to seed • they will come…maybe there would be more bees if we all just… View Post
I have been having some very early garlic harvesting this year. I dug the first batch up on May 31, after finding all the plants in one earthbox had suddenly “keeled over”. I have never seen this happen before, but I took that as a signal to go ahead and harvest. Some of my garlic has developed multiple… View Post
Most of my tomatoes are now planted out. The first batch of 12 plants got planted on May 8th. Yesterday I planted 8 more. + one in a container. The container plant is a variety I have never grown before, called Micro Tom. Supposed to only grow to 6 or 8″ in height, so it really deserves it’s name. It… View Post
Since I have fallen down on my comitment of fully documenting this season’s gardening activities, I have some catching up to do. Here are a few of the things that have been planted: Cucumbers on May 4. I always seem to start cucumbers a little too early, hoping against hope that I will get an earlier harvest that way. The… View Post
Today we had the first salad of the season from our earthboxes. I harvested a little from each box. I think this is about the earliest harvest of young spring greens that I have had.
It really is amazing how fast seeds sprout when using a bio-dome on top of a heat mat. Really, I don’t make any money from promoting bio-domes, I just really love them for seed propagation. Below is an example of a dome planted with seeds (Melon, Cucumer, Summer and Winter Squash) late on Friday night. This photo was taken Tuesday… View Post
We have had a stretch of nice weather, for awhile there it was feeling like summer had arrived. Today we’re back to Oregon rain again, and I am back to getting my taxes done. While the weather was nice I took the opportunity to get quite a few things in the ground, however. I planted in both Earthboxes and in… View Post
Yesterday was a glorious spring like day, over 60°F and sunny. Today it’s pouring rain. Good thing I was able to get a little garden time! I got peas planted, and used a granular inoculant for the first time. I was not sure how much to use, but it said overuse was only beneficial, so I sprinkled away generously. I… View Post
I am getting some seeds started in my Bio Domes, on heat mats. March 4, I got tomatoes and eggplants started, and yesterday I got peppers and hot peppers going. Then I suddenly realized I have dropped the ball on getting my broccoli, celery & parsley going. Where has my mind been? So I figured, better late than never, and… View Post