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June 20, 2026 It was a gorgeous day. It was recently very rainy, for several weeks. Rainy enough to kill my spring peas and make everything else struggle. I wasn't able to hoe much from...

Well, it's mid-August, and after a really late start the garden is finally full and producing. It's been nothing but hot and dry since about mid-July, with the exception of one week of cool...

November 23, 2024 ... Hi, everyone. Get this. In late July I was weed whacking around a flower bed. I had to bend over to move a loose rock out of the way, and promptly got stung on the hand...

Previous blog posts: 2023 – Another Year, Another Garden 2023 Garden Update 1 2023 Garden Update 2 October 19, 2023 The updates were cut short this year because I pretty much...

July 9, 2023 Well, it looks like this year's garden is shaping up to be a showcase of things that can go wrong. So far, anyway. It was a dry spring, which is almost unheard of in my region. A...

June 23, 2023 I'm sorry that it's been almost a month, but everything other than the tomatoes and potatoes are growing slower than normal this year, and I didn't really want to post an update...

I don't know how often I'll be able to post updates, which are pic-heavy and time consuming, but I thought I'd try to blog another garden this summer.  Quick reminder: I don't claim to be an...

The weather has been a mix of good and bad this month. Some days have been hot and humid, and downright nasty. Others have been pleasant and almost cool. I'm going into another hot spell at the...

After a couple weeks of nasty July heat and humidity, this past week has been absolutely gorgeous. Another cool start to August, with highs only in the low to mid 80s. I could seriously get used...

I got off to a late start this year, but it didn't matter. I had two hard freezes in late April, which would have undone everything anyway, so I suppose that actually worked out for the best....