Early summer update
Last year’s hard work and interring of leaves and other bio-material has really helped this year’s garden spring up. This is my first year with spinach and lettuce actually growing […]
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Bringing the sprouts off the ground
I think it’ll be a lot easier to deal with slugs if I don’t make it trivial for them to get into the good stuff. I’ve moved a number of […]
Check small pots for slugs
I can see the signs of slugs — little nibbles taken out of my sprouting plants. On further investigation, I’ve found many juvenile slugs leisurely abiding in the bottom of […]
Another rainstorm sweeps through
The City of Frederick dredged a creek on an east-west line through the center of the city. Without this critical drainage point, named Carroll Creek, which is beautiful to walk […]
I don’t need fancy wood to make garden beds
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) […]
Inspired DIY wildlife watering station
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, […]
Garden tour of Frederick
I strongly encourage you, if you come to Frederick, MD, to take the official garden tour of the city. It is self-guided. It’s a combination of private spaces and some […]
Cherries ‘n pancakes
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 […]
New buds, new beds
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 […]
No-knead whole wheat vegan bread
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 […]