I got a lot of work done in the orchard over the weekend to get ready for spring (Clothilde helped, of course. She took my hat and gloves when I went to get a drink!). I pulled out all the weeds and blackberries that had grown up around the trees and bushes over last…
Category: Organic Gardening
Pink Radishes
I pulled some of the radishes that were taking over the beets and salad greens. This year I tried over-planting radishes with the other root vegetables. I’ve heard it helps shelter them and keeps the seeds from washing away. It didn’t seem to work very well, because the radishes took over and shaded out the…
Work in the Orchard
I’ve spent a lot of time in the orchard this winter, pulling weeds from around the trees and blueberry bushes, putting down kelp and lime. The earliest blueberries are just now putting out their first flowers, and there is even a blossom open on our beloved Snow Queen peach. All the work has been so…
Fruit from the Earth
The peaches have been amazing this year! We had even more than I’d thought on the trees. Mirin had a “momotaro” peach he called it that he’s been watching ripen for weeks that he finally got to eat the other day. The squirrels in town have destroyed almost every peach on our trees by the…
Summer Gardening Begins
The summer garden has been started! It’s like the first day of school putting the tomato starts out there – all by themselves and exposed to the elements and the harsh, cruel world. I worried about them, but they survived the latest gusty cold front and are putting on some new growth already. The eggplants…
Toadstools And Fairy Rings 