Tag Archives: urban garden
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
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’.
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