FarmetteReport

Member since: Mar 09 | Years gardening: 5 Organic gardener Folia Supporter

I’ve been gardening in a half-assed way since we moved to our rural “farmette” about six years ago. I completely neglected my garden last year while pursuing a new employment opportunity last year (2008), but this year, everything really seems to be “clicking” in terms of good soil in the raised beds, and loads of compost in the three-bin composter I made our first summer here – which is augmented courtesy of our three miniature donkeys. Like many others, I’m expanding my vegetable garden this year.

I like gadgets, cooking, good books, and knitting. I’m terrible about updating my blog, but you’ll find interesting old posts and photos there, especially if you like donkeys.

Gardens

Cottage garden

Zone 6b Several raised beds, containers and a window box that flank the entrance to our courtyard. Filled with perennials such as poppies, iris, daffodils...
- 9 plants
- 9 journals
- 4 faves
- 8 comments
Courtyard garden

Zone 6b A protected microclimate enclosed by our pump house, summer kitchen and house, located just outside our kitchen door. It is a combination of contai...
- 41 plants
- 23 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
Felis Cattus Whimsical garden

Zone 6b This season, my garden has been inundated with _Felis Cattus_, or to be more specifc, _Felis Domesticus_. Given the persistence and pervasiveness o...
- 0 plants
- 2 journals
- 3 faves
- 3 comments
Hillside garden

Zone 6b A sunny hillside on the southern side of our house and courtyard. There is some terracing with landscape ties. I neglected this space for some time...
- 8 plants
- 13 journals
- 0 faves
- 2 comments
Kitchen garden

Zone 6b A very long, connected series of raised beds containing a mixture of vegetables and flowers, plus an expanse of lawn down to my compost bins. Sunny...
- 28 plants
- 32 journals
- 2 faves
- 2 comments
My Laboratory garden

Zone 6b Seed starting station in the cellar, which we call the "la-BOR-a-tory" (spoken in true Igor fashion) because of the glow from the fluorescent bulbs...
- 59 plants
- 28 journals
- 1 faves
- 2 comments
Our Disaster garden

Zone 6b On January 7, an ice storm proved to be the final straw for the huge, old silver maple that stood between our house and barn. The tree toppled, a t...
- 1 plants
- 2 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
Shady Nook garden

Zone 6b Our house has two front yards. One faces a busy road to the east and gets a lot of morning sun. No one ever enters the house from this side. Ever. ...
- 6 plants
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments