ves's Journal

Most of the peat plugs in my first seed tray have little green things in them…but I lost my sheet of paper that tells me what is what! A little mildewy fuzz so I took the lid off and left it off. I decided to sterilize the potting mix I have left over from last year to start a new tray; I p...

I have joined the ranks of gardeners with duck. My duck is, I hope, more or less temporary. She is a mallard who built her nest right next to the hose and faucet for my community garden plot. I will have to tiptoe around and try not to disturb her until the ducklings hatch and she can lead them t...

Corn is up and growing. So are the weeds. The rototilled bed is considerably weedier than the double-dug bed, but corn also seems to be growing better overall. I need to get a tape measure and actually count and measure individual plants to quantify this…maybe tomorrow. In the meantime̷...

I had a lot of fun tonight with my camera in the garden. I can’t really judge the results….I admit I can’t even really frame shots with this camera….I point it in the right direction, hold it as still as I can, zoom in and out up to 5x, and push the button. The camera alwa...

This is probably the peak of my harvest from these brave little plants, though I do hope to get more….there are still blossoms, and a few little pods I didn’t pick. I took these home, weighed, microwaved, added a dab of butter and a pinch of salt. I sat down and ate every single one o...