I had been stressing about the costs of buying wood to make raised beds, as well as choosing the right kind of wood so that it would (no homonym intended) […]

I’m looking for an alternate word for “station” — inspired by the garden tour yesterday, I decided to find some rocks, pick up this ceramic from an (unfortunately) destroyed artwork, […]

The ground cherry, a week in to its new location, went ahead and started a modest crop of fruit already. That was fast. Whenever family visits, I like to make […]

At long last, the jujube has finally started to sprout. I was worried it would stay a broomstick forever. Also in the new: two beds. The smaller one on the […]

Mrs Stardance’s cousin’s family came to visit from overseas. I was excited to treat them to some of my homemade bread. One of the relatives pointed out that slicing the […]

The oak leaves and other leaves have formed a protective layer. Just poking around underneath, I can see it’s rich in earthworms. The cilantro and oregano overwintered very nicely. In […]

I especially like this picture because the barley is growing very happily, at least to my relatively untrained eye. I can grow a little bit of grain, even if it’s […]

For some unknown reason, the city smells like animal manure, or treated mulch. I can only guess this is due to rain runoff since it’s the season for mulching. Although […]