It was a cold, cold blustery day. Not the sort of day that encourages outdoor work. Instead, a much needed day of housework and cooking. The highlight of the day came at lunch. I had a refrigerator full of greens … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Yesterday, I pulled a muscle around my rib cage while trying to improve my low tunnels. I felt it pop. I went ow! and everything. But I still had work to do, so I said ow again, and got back … Continue reading
I had planned on writing about snow peas today, but a minor tragedy occurred and I feel compelled to write an elegy. Come back another day, and I tell you what I think of snow peas in the fall. But … Continue reading
Roughly once a week for the last five months in the white room, I’ve been starting spinach in flats. During June, July and August, I was mostly trying to germinate the seed I had on hand to see what was … Continue reading
Over the last week, we’ve had really cold and really windy. We’ve had warm and sunny and today, finally, we have rain. So it’s been an interesting week in the hoophouse, watching the temperatures rise and fall and trying to … Continue reading
Over the last week, the weather weanies have been wetting their pants about the possibility of a major winter storm in the mid-Atlantic next week. As of right now, they’ve called off snow (and probably the rain too. We’re getting … Continue reading
Garlic Planting Day A full two weeks before last year. I am so proud of myself. Still, my box of high dollar “seed garlic” has been sitting around for 6 weeks waiting for this day. Let me tell you about … Continue reading