I vacationed with my wife until the middle of last week in Greece, on an island called Andros. Spent the time swimming, sunning, eating, and socializing. And of course, plotting […]
The rains continued today, so I took the opportunity during the afternoon break to set up frames for the last, unruly tomato bed. These plants have been growing and getting […]
I’ve pulled up the cardboard between the beds. As I thought, the ground beneath became hard and cracked. It held some moisture, but was mostly mud. Some grass that was […]
So there I was, thinking “Grass isn’t edible! What a waste! America grows too much grass! Well who cares if I kill a bunch of it in my yard?” “Grass […]
It was great to have some rain. As I suspected, the wind knocked over some tomato plants which landed on top of my potato plants. The potatoes got smashed. I […]
Locked sliding patio door open 6″ last night. Found him in backyard this a.m. He was able to stuff himself between the glass door and the screen door enough to access the pet door. Now that’s motivation.
I put in the automatic watering timer on the primary watering network (vegetables), and a manual timer on the secondary watering network (fruits) last night, and let them do their […]
Sunlight, compost, and a few companions: plants don’t need much to have a good time. First lunch time harvest I don’t use any chemical fertilizers and I don’t use any […]
The watering system seems it can only extend so far before it becomes ineffective. Since my hand strength is too low to completely seal every joint, I have to let […]
I’m calling this one the “slip-cover soaker” design. Cut up normal hose and feed it over soaker hose to only expose sections of the soaker hose where desired. It took […]