A week ago I wrote about some mysterious squash volunteers I found sprouting in my hoop house. Well, now they’re bigger and growing like weeds. Also…they’re popping up all over the garden. Everywhere I spread compost. Now I think they’re … Continue reading
I feel like a lazy butt, but apparently I did some things in the garden recently. The tomato seedlings I started in February were getting to be real pain, demanding to go out in the sun and taken in at … Continue reading
The obvious benefit of keeping backyard chickens is their fresh eggs. We get about 10-18 a week, and MAN I can make some delicious desserts and breakfasts with them. But what were the things that most surprised us when we … Continue reading
It was August, we’d been living in our little Seattle house for 2 months, and I had chickens on the brain. I’d just gotten anxiously-awaited permission from our landlord to keep them (“We love chickens! Go ahead.”). I had read … Continue reading
Seattle to Create Nation’s First Public Food Forest This is a dream of mine. A forest – or yard – planted entirely with edibles. Why not? Why isn’t this every yard? Food plants are beautiful, and delicious, and there’s no … Continue reading
This is the first year I have a winter garden and it’s been quite interesting to watch it over the months. What’s in it? Frost-hardy plants that thrive in cool weather and pause their growing when it drops below 45F. … Continue reading
