Tag Archives: organic
Harvest Distractions
I realize I have been posting more to my Facebook page about the vegetables I’ve been harvesting. We’ve been eating broccoli, peas and kale for at least six weeks now. Started pulling up Walla Walla sweet onions last week, a … Continue reading
Imposters!
Well, they aren’t nuthatches. They are Bewick’s wrens! (I needed my field glasses to verify.) They are however still in residence and apparently have become parents, as I see them doing some serious insect catching and running to their lowly … Continue reading
Strawberries for July?
Drought tolerant strawberries start to show their pretty heads along the border region. Continue reading
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Green giant grows foul
Kailan broccoli grew Dumbo ears yet lacked taste. Continue reading
Tenants?
(Original Post 05/01/09) Encouraged by birdhouses I saw at a pea patch, I decided to patch up and re-hang one I had in the yard. A week later a couple of nut hatches moved in! So I moved it up … Continue reading
Seattle Tilth
New urban farmers can quickly become overwhelmed. I have been reading about (or doing) this since the late 1970′s and yet I find myself researching, researching and yet more researching. Then I take a deep breath and look for a … Continue reading
Run Off
About midstream in this project, I became worried about increasing my storm water run off. Reviewing rain garden principles, I incorporated a few elements into my garden design. 1) Increased water retention capabilities in my front yard by adding depth … Continue reading
Garden Blankets
Well, it’s been a cool and wet spring and I think my starts need a bit of help. Optimally, I’d of had this all in place last fall and gotten my starts seeded in my well lit southern windows like … Continue reading
Sizing Up
The barrel to the right shows my last year’s greens garden (plus a 5 gallon bucket of cherry tomatoes). Way over planted, this reclaimed wine barrel was a start (Kale, chard, beets, lettuce greens). In 2009, I have taken over … Continue reading
Potage Plots Defined
My neighbors have been returning from work wondering what daily modifications I have accomplished on ‘my Farm’. I redistributed the blocks to break up the Great Wall, hoping that by planting native plants along the outside rim and new inset … Continue reading
Digging Deeper
In August I decided the lower strip mulch area would not be sufficient. So I sod cut some upper lawn with anticipation of spring veggie garden. Sod cutting entails stepping on a curved manual edging tool to cut sod and … Continue reading
Beginnings
Posted 05.13.09. I decided to yank out my lawn and start a garden. This is the before picture. Sod was hauled to back yard and piled to compost into future ‘beds’.
Compost Phase II: Green Cone
04.13.09 Realizing that my composting knowledge is probably dated, I decided to research further on this food waste composting issue. Seattle is selling to its residents something called a Green Cone to compost our food waste in. I googled it … Continue reading
Compost
03.17.09. Our city just initiated draconian garbage rules. While I applaud the effort, I am concerned about increases in disease. I will finally be inspired to put nearly everything into a compost bin and delight in seeing how small my … Continue reading
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