Other people’s Gold Medals
My Gold Medal tomatoes this year were attacked pretty unmercifully by squirrels and any crop I had was devastated by the time we got back from our road trip. But…
Magic
June 29 June 29 June 29 June 29 I don't post much about the tomatoes except to update the gallery once a week or so. They just do what tomatoes…
I bought a wagon
I put the tomatoes and marigolds in the ground today. The soil in the second planter settled a fair bit over the winter - as expected - so needed topping…
Marigold buds?
May 10 May 10 May 10 I left the tomatoes out a little long in the sun a couple of days ago and those are a little damaged, but I…
Trucking along
The tomatoes and marigolds are just trucking along. It's still tough to imagine that the marigolds will be flowering by the two-four, but I'm keen to find out. I may…
Potted up
I've potted up the tomatoes and marigolds. This year I don't have any medium-size pots, so I'm just hoping the roots don't go too deep over the next couple of…
Compost thermometer
One of my Mastodon acquaintances has seen me posting about compost and alerted me a few weeks ago to the existence of compost thermometers. I've acquired a compost thermometer, and…
Into the soil
I'm sure it only feels like I spent all night on the phone and texting, but I was glad to get a late-day chance to do a little gardening prep.…
Started sprouting today
I'm stretching it a little, but taking the chance that we'll be able to plant this year a little ahead of the May two-four. My marigolds, and Gold Medal and…
Composter’s full
My composter was actually a little fuller a week ago but the warmer temperatures have kicked the decomposition a bit into gear. Over the winter it slows down a bit…