I am getting a steady supply of lettuce and a few peas from the kitchen garden (hay bale and containers near the kitchen). Tonight I had a splendid dinner: walnut/lettuce salad, raw peas picked 10 mins before eating, and tomato/green chilie pie (using last year’s roasted-frozen Anaheims and frozen tomato sauce), which is kind of…
This year I am more intentional about and focused on container gardening. I collected lots of low cost containers, and I am trying everything. Some things I bought new. To keeps things somewhat aesthetically pleasing, I grouped containers made from similar materials together. Here’s the rundown so far. Metal Garbage Cans, Locker, Buckets, Tool Box Long Metal Box, Filled with…
One way to increase yields is to grow upwards. The newest buzzword for this is vertical gardening. We used to trellis things. Over the past few years I have been trying some new trellising ideas. This year I am into it even more since it really packs stuff into smaller spaces (that darn drought again)…
The photo below shows how I solved three different problems. The first problem was: how to keep my trellis’ from blowing over to Nebraska. Last year I played around a bit with tent stakes and cinder blocks. This year, using the same materials I may have perfected a way to keep a trellis in place…
Memorial Day weekend usually is a time of frenzied garden activity. After all, the frost season is officially over and it is time to get in all the main season stuff. However, it is so chilly and so very windy, there is no joy in being out there or any reason to plant A THING.…
Today is warm but overcast. In town the wind WAS light. Rain is in the forecast for the next few days. This is our average last frost date too! That made early today a great day to plant seed and transplants in our town. Early this morning before work I set out all my peppers…
Everything has changed since I started this blog. Our lovely mild winter has turned into severe drought conditions. Many ranchers are selling off cattle because there is no summer pasture. Our town is officially on water restriction (for lawns). Today was nearly 90 degrees and bone dry. This is August weather, not May. I am…
I decided to set out some tomato transplants a few days ago. I was in a hurry to get the tomatoes out of the AeroGrow because they were shading the eggplant and pepper seedlings. What a disaster. I took the seedlings from the AeroGrow and placed them directly in the soil. I did not harden…
Last week after arriving home, I came up with a number of great things to eat as I caught up on work and everything else. Out in the garden I found overwintered greens which have fresh new growth, scallions, and young garlic. I also pulled two tiny beets. RECIPES I love my spinach and kale.…
I am now planting like crazy, and I will have a full update soon. In the meantime, I have been harvesting lots of spinach and kale. I have a new salad recipe, which mom and I discovered while visiting California. I used the leftovers this morning in a “super foods” pancake. Both recipes are below.…