Tuesday I bought 9 Beauregard sweet potato plants from a local store. I haven’t grown sweet potatoes in a very long time. This afternoon I started digging the bed for […]
Onions Update
Despite my lack of time to take care of my garden, the onions are doing well. I have weeded them three times and I have sprinkled dry leaves over them. In the photograph below, you should be able to see the leaves. The leafy layer is not deep, probably an inch deep, more or less.
Leek Growth and Care
Once leeks are established, they seem to grow fairly fast. Below are two photographs of my leek bed. The first photograph was taken on May 14th and the second one […]
Waiting for the Tomato
I’ve playing the “Is it red yet?” game since the first tomato started taking shape under its green spiky cap. These are grape tomatoes and the ones that will ripen […]
Lettuce & Floating Row Cover II
The lettuce has grown quite a bit since the last time I wrote about growing it under a floating row cover. [https://donnayoung.org/blog/life/garden/lettuce-floating-row-cover/]. From the outside, the green of the lettuce […]
Quilt, Garden, Life
Not long ago, I declared my vacuum cleaner useless and I threw it in the garbage. Shortly after that, I ordered a vacuum cleaner from Amazon to replace it. The […]
Main Garden III
Despite the drought, most of my plants are growing. I water the plants, if I didn’t, they would die. The ground is deeply dry. It is too dry to cultivate. […]
