Photo: Incipient Tomato
Tomatoes are about to arrive here in our garden. This volunteer tomato which sprouted from some compost I used for potting has been putting out flowers and today I noticed Continue Reading
Project: Roof cleaning for the Fall and Winter
If you have a lot of mature trees on your property like we do, you will be faced with this project once or twice a year. In our case, we Continue Reading
Photo: Soaker Hose Timer and manifold
I use soaker hoses almost exclusively here in my garden. They insure that the water gets where it is needed without watering path and other area and simply causing grass Continue Reading
Photo: Fig harvest from our large volunteer tree
Fig harvest from our large volunteer tree, originally uploaded by dewelch. We are getting 10-15 figs a day from this volunteer (well, bird-seeded) fig tree in the back garden. It Continue Reading
Photo: Plums (Italian: pruna/susina) with ash from Mount Etna
Plums (Italian: pruna/susina), originally uploaded by dewelch. Here are some lovely, tiny, plums that were growing in our cousins garden in Sicily. Such a nice little mouthful, although it did Continue Reading
I Like This – August 25, 2011
A collection of gardening items I found interesting this week. My Garden, the City and Me – August 23, 2011 Soaker hoses, the poor man's drip system – August 17, Continue Reading
Book Review: Garden of Secrets Past by Anthony Eglin
Book Review: Garden of Secrets Past by Anthony Eglin: An English Garden MysteryMinotaur Books, 2011 I have been a big fan of Anthony Eglin’s books since reading the first English Continue Reading
Seedlings have exploded!
It is quite amazing what can happen in 3 weeks while you are away traveling. The small basil and tomato seedlings I left behind jumped dramatically under the care of Continue Reading
I Like This – August 18, 2011
A collection of gardening items I found interesting this week. Meet the Beet Buckets – August 18, 2011 Related posts: Espresso Cups planted with small cacti Is there a #GardenCamp Continue Reading
Photo: Fresh almonds in a Sicilian garden
There are some food experiences you can only have if you grow your own and I was introduced to another one a few days ago on our last days in Continue Reading