October 2018

Seeding winter rye with mulch

My neighbor was kind enough to give me the clippings from his mower — five large paper bags in all. I decided to seed winter rye, buckwheat, and clover in […]

A mole has joined the garden

I discovered a mole had moved in because I heard last night a strange chittering coming from the yard. When I went out to investigate, I found that my cat […]

Kombucha time!

I let some store-bought kombucha sit out (covered) and it developed a SCOBY(symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) after about a week. I followed this recipe https://www.kombuchakamp.com/kombucha-recipe and made a […]

More quick-pickled tomatoes

I’ve been using this recipe: https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pickled-tomatoes and I toss in a garlic clove and a little extra spice. My first batch of tomatoes were delicious so of course I’m making […]

Biomass from the neighbors

Neighbors put out “yard waste” which I asked if I could collect; they welcomed my intiative and wished me good luck. From six bags I got some chopped up vegetables, […]