gardening

There’s a Lightning Bug in My Wine Glass!!!

I spent some time outside last night coming up with a plan of attack for rebuilding the front hill/wall. I don’t seem to have pictures of it, but to the left of the front steps there was a curved red brick wall with a planter in the middle. It was sinking very badly, [...]

Signs of Life

I was outside this morning and noticed that the radish seeds I planted in the garden have sprouted, so I took a closer look at everything. The cucumber plants have experienced a lot of growth since I planted them last weekend; I was worried because their roots were shallow, but they’ve done very well! [...]

Dirty Hands Make a Wonderful Bounty

When I was young, my parents always had a garden; a pretty large one, actually. I remember that they grew tomatoes, corn, green beans, squash and some other things. I’ve been wanting to start my own garden for a while, but finally got “around to it” this year.
Because the soil is so rocky [...]