You have probably heard of the term “Regenrative Soil” but what does that mean? This means reducing outside inputs to your soil and creating a…
Despite brutal heat, Basil is rocking!
One plant is thriving for me in the brutal summer heat we are having, Basil. I cannot believe how robust my basil plants are growing!…
Mystery Peppers
So this year I grew multiple types of pepers including sweet bananna peppers, hungarian hot wax peppers, cayanne, jalapeno, orange bell peppers, and lunchbox (small)…
Shallots are doing well
Checked on the shallots today, and they appear to be growing well and that I haven’t lost any. Yea!
Planting Shallots
Today I am in the front yard planting three flats of shallots. I had many more than I thought, as many of the plants had…
Hummingbird Enjoying our flowering Endive
I have allowed some of my endive to go to seed, and this hummingbird flew right past me to get to the beautiful purple blossoms…
More Buttercrunch Lettuce Soon
Planted over 50 buttercrunch starts this week, I can’t wait for them to be ready to harvest! Checked on them today and they look like…
Shading our beds with Burlap
Never Sink Tools has a nifty “conversion kit” for creating low cat tunnels by bending EMT conduit. So we have been working on getting conduit…
UpPotting Plants
We have had a delay in building our hoop house beyond our control, so I’ve been transplanting tomatoes that will be planted there into larger…
Little Baby Zucchni
Yea! My Zucchni plants are starting to set fruits! I love Zucchni, and this is a desert hybrid that is supposed to set fruit early…