What is this??? This icky fungus is growing around the edges of some of the beds. The bottom, on the soil, is mushy, and the top of it is kind of leathery. It’s starting on the edges of the beds that were done first, so I’m wondering if in time

We had more hail yesterday.  I ran out and covered the pepper plants with chairs and stools from the porch, and they don’t look any worse for the wear.  They still have holes in their leaves from the last hailstorm.  This time there’s a few holes in the spinach leaves

After battling the fungus (see June 6), I removed the hay mulching I’d had around all the beds to keep the moisture in. It may or may not have caused the fungus, but whether the fungus came from the hay or not, it was keeping it moist and dark, with

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted, and we’ve been busy! We have experienced a great deal of rain, which has been wonderful for the garden (except for a couple of hailstorms, see below). We are discovering a few things which we will do differently next year, but overall,

Obviously, I have neglected this blog! I’ve been busy in the garden and with many other adventures, including a week of horse-camping in southern Wyoming. The garden is going great, and we are learning a lot. There are quite a few things we’ll do differently next year, but all in

Well, I obviously was too busy to post at the end of the 2009 season. Now it’s 2010 and we’re getting ready for the next planting season. We will be expanding the garden to include the west side, the slope along the east side, and some fruit trees outside, to

The seedlings I’ve planted are coming along nicely, for the most part, and I’m busy making more plans and reading more tips to ensure better and more consistent harvest…fewer things at a time, planted in succession as much as possible. I’m a little concerned that the tomatoes have not all

It’s a new year and a new garden. I’ve just finished getting everything planted. We’ve added 8 large beds, which includes one along the fenceline for raspberries, blackberries, currants, and honeyberries. Other new items this year: tomatillos, ground cherries, anaheim peppers, mizuna, arugula, beets, parsnips, rhubarb, stevia, gourds (luffa), kohlrabi.

I’ve just harvested the last of my 2010 leek crop. Some leeks (sown 3/11 indoors) were put into a cold frame early April, these were harvested first, but the early planting out didn’t give them much advantage. The rest were planted outside 4/28 and most were harvested in December. Some

I’ve already been planning my 2011 garden! I don’t know yet how well I’ll keep up this blog, but I’ll give it a shot, and if anyone’s listening perhaps I’ll keep it up. Soon I’ll be starting seeds for a few crops that will go in a cold frame, probably