Gardening

Garlic Harvest 2026

The past week has been a "heat dome," with a heat wave of 100 ° most days. Going into it, I could see where we might see rain, and that was on the 4th of July. Not wanting the garlic to get wet after drying out in the bed the past 2 weeks, I went… Continue reading Garlic Harvest 2026

Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

Planting Garlic in Grow Zone 7a

As we enter fall, it is time to plant garlic (and shallots) before winter arrives. Back in Western Washington, in grow zone 8b, I could often plant into early December - I just had to pay attention to any Canadian freezes that were forecasted. Those came late, though. It was definitely easier gardening for the… Continue reading Planting Garlic in Grow Zone 7a

Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

Growing Garlic đź§„ From One Area To The Next

As winter waned, and spring approached, I realized a sad thing: I had either planted or sold all the garlic from summer of 2024. I had none to take with me, to our new place. The worst part is? I had been thru this before, on our last move. I had planted garlic in the… Continue reading Growing Garlic đź§„ From One Area To The Next

Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

Garlic Crop Planted

Getting focused in the fall to garden can be challenging, but knowing that your garlic is in the ground is worth it. Then you can walk inside for the year and forget about it, till next spring. I wrote about our garlic harvest back in the summer. I had a lot of garlic to harvest,… Continue reading Garlic Crop Planted

Gardening · Homesteading

Garlic Harvest 2024

Today, I am 5 weeks out from my arm injury, and I was feeling down a bit. I have watched my gardens barely treading water. We have kept them alive by watering them, but I can't weed them or do any maintenance work. It is frustrating. Especially when I have had to watch rabbits destroy… Continue reading Garlic Harvest 2024