Category Archives: Gardening

Garden Giants IV

Every year in the garden is different. Last year the favas were the undisputed stars of the spring garden – this year they look pretty rough because they had to compete with corn. But we have a new freak vegetable … Continue reading

Posted in Gardening | 2 Comments

Variations on Hugel

Thoughts on hugelkultur posted on the Brandon Triangle site.

Posted in Gardening | Leave a comment

Tough Lessons

This gardening year has been a bad one for all kinds of pests and diseases. I recount some of our experiences on the Brandon Street site.

Posted in Fruit Trees, Gardening | Leave a comment

Apples and Peaches

Linking to a couple of recent posts on the other gardening blog: Apples–a Living History Peaches in Seattle?

Posted in Fruit Trees, Gardening | Leave a comment

Composting in Place

Now that the weather is really warming up, things are growing like crazy … including the weeds. The dandelions are big and lush and green. So what to do with all that bio-mass that gets weeded out? In the past … Continue reading

Posted in Gardening | Leave a comment