All it takes is one gale storm warning in the middle of summer to have dread well up in any gardener in the Pacific Northwest. Last week we got one of those, a week ago on Monday. The storm came in as predicted, with howling winds, off of the Salish Sea. The morning half of… Continue reading Mid Summer Gales and Wilting
Category: Homesteading
The Accidental Garden
I can be a lazy gardener and I have no shame in it. There's just a lot of things that maybe I should get to, but the real chores keep me busy. So I just never get back to it. And the number one area is my "compost pile". It sits on the far edge… Continue reading The Accidental Garden
Prepping Your Fall Garden In July
Talking about Fall on June 10th seems almost mean. But if you don't get to it now, you won't be prepared for an extended growing season. Start planning, as the go time for a fall season is the end of July for those in grow zones 7-8 to have seeds sowed and plants going in… Continue reading Prepping Your Fall Garden In July
June On The Land
June was interesting this year. It was cold. And wet. Mosiac Virus was popping up on people's gardens across the western half of the state. I had many people sending me messages asking me what was wrong with their plants. The main crop of June was bush peas. From the first of the month to… Continue reading June On The Land
The World Went Apathetic
It sounds bitter to say what I have to say. But it is the truth. painful and clear to me. The world went back to "normal" this year, and became apathetic. For blue states like Washington, normal came a lot later than much of the United States. Our governor dug his heels in so deeply… Continue reading The World Went Apathetic