After last year I thought I had learned my lesson dealing with seedcorn maggots. We didn’t plant out corn, squash and beans too early. Actually they aren’t even started yet. We put down compost and manure in the fall rather than the spring to make sure there wasn’t too much organic matter out. And I’m not direct…
It’s Saturday morning and this weekend has already been nuts. It’s been raining heavier than it ever has since we’ve lived here. Bonus is that it’s supposed to continue the rest of the week. The bad news is that our neighbor behind us is the lowest spot on the block and our yard, namely the…
I get asked a lot about what to plant when. So, I’ve decided that Fridays I’ll share what I plan on planting, harvesting, transplanting, and pruning the coming weekend. Now, this is pretty much only for the San Francisco Bay Area. And even here it’s different than other areas of the Bay Area. So of…
Squeek, the super mutt is OK! She doesn’t have cancer. She doesn’t even have a tumor. Turns out it’s just inflammation. The vet said it’s from an insect bite or spider bite but not from a bee sting. Maybe she took on a yellow jacket? No idea. But she’s OK and that’s the best thing…
I didn’t have time to write last night because I had to take Squeek to the vet because of what we thought was a bee sting. The news is quite possibly very bad, so my head is all jumbled right now. I’ll get back to writing tomorrow. Hopefully. In the meantime here’s a funny photo…
At first we thought Squeek had rubbed her muzzle raw on the fence while barking viciously at the dogs the next door. Then it dawned on me that she got stung by a bee while we were in the garden and this must have been where it happened. She had pulled the stinger out before…
The rains have come again, bringing with them all sorts of delicious spring greens. I’ve spent the past few weeks starting lettuce and spinach (to be moved into the garden beds once this cold snap blows through), and am starting to notice all the delicious edibles popping up around empty lots and fields around the…
This past storm that came through decided to let us know that we are not immune to the muck. Our friends Heidi, from Itty Bitty Farm in the City, and Kitty, from Havenscourt Homestead, have both lamented about muck. Well, it has finally come here. And since our yard slopes away from our house and…
We’ve been busy lately. Big and small projects alike. And the list just keeps going. This weekend we’ll be planting out seedlings, specifically peas, turnips, rutabagas, kale, spinach and lettuce. Last weekend our first intern, Brandy, came and helped us finish lining one of the big beds with rock. It looks fantastic. Just four more…
I promised a photo of Lucy’s kits when they came out of the box. Well, as of Saturday they were 15 days old and still hiding in the back of the nest box. So I took it upon myself to remove them from the box and put them on the wire. All of a sudden…
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