The good, the bad, and the slugly
byHad quite the rude awakening Monday morning upon discovering most of our onion leaves were broken at 90° angles and already turning brown. It…
farming
Topsy turvy
byLast year’s tomatoes were a disaster. I knew they would probably suck because, with only two raised beds in full sun, we couldn’t do…
Greetings from Spudnik
bySpudnik seems to be on target for its summer crop of Yukon Gold potatoes. When we came back from our two-week road trip, the…
In the weeds
byWhen a neighbor tore out his chimney, we couldn’t resist using the bricks to pave a walkway in front of the house. It seemed…
Casting call
byI’ve always been a lazy gardener, never bothering with regular fertilizer application. But even when growing organically, plants need nutrient snacks to thrive, so…
Root bound and down
byWhen friends Chris and Jenny gave us a loquat for the orchard, it was living in a tiny temporary container. But after a few…
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Produce Department
byGeorgia Organics’ spring newsletter arrived yesterday, with a cover story that asks what could be hitching a ride on our fruit and vegetables. (Hint:…
Attack of the Killer Weedwacker
byThe black-eyed susans never saw it coming. (I must preface this story by saying it was ultimately my fault.) The city owns the sloped,…
High society
bySeemed appropriate last night to plant something beautiful to counteract the ugliness in Boston. So the front porch container is now bursting at the…