Here’s my empty garden again! Well, a little less empty, but still not planted. I went out for a bit this morning to put together the storage shed I bought yesterday — it’s not too big (a little less than … Continue reading
I am a happy camper today. We had a stretch of cold, rainy/snowy weather again, but I was holding out hope that today would be warmish and sunnyish, so I could get at least my rhubarb out of pails and … Continue reading
My two cucumber plants (started from seed in early February) are flowering and looking for something to grab! I have a zucchini plant that’s been flowering, too. I guess they don’t mind that they live indoors, in pots, and mostly … Continue reading
My tiny cucumber seedlings are off to a good start, don’t you think? That giant CFL grow light bulb works! I’ve ordered another one, so I can have a larger pool of light for my seedlings. I have lettuce and … Continue reading
I swear the sky is more interesting in the country, compared to the city. Or maybe its just that there’s more of it. This is what I harvested when I was in Minneapolis a few days ago. I dug up … Continue reading
When I came back to the Hinckley House, I returned to a bunch of ripening tomatoes! The one I pictured a few posts back was a Giant Belgium — and there really are some giant ones that have yet to … Continue reading
Okay, the gyoza aren’t homegrown at all — they were frozen, from a bag. But I had some bread and butter pickles on the side that I DID grow and make myself. I wound up with a random cucumber plant … Continue reading
1. I planted stargazer lilies earlier in the summer, and I love them. So much better than day lilies, since they stick around for longer. 2. The second (not quite ripe) tomato from the garden — right on schedule! All … Continue reading
The Hinckley garden is a little overgrown at the moment. That’s what I get for planting so many squashes and vines. I’ve got two summer squash plants — one regular green zucchini, and then one that’s producing the above. I … Continue reading
There are four apples on my apple tree in Minneapolis (I think — they blend in well). Last year, I had four but only wound up getting to eat two of them, because the squirrels stole the other two. They … Continue reading
