garden

  • A very busy March

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     Although it didn’t seem like March would be any different than any other month it has been actually one of the busiest months in a long time. I’ve been running around the past couple of months, but the past 5…

  • Same old harvest

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     Unlike most of the gardening season this week, I haven’t been in the garden at all. The last time I was in the garden was a week ago to harvest the vegetables. Since then I haven’t been feeling too good…

  • Digging the onion bed

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     Deep digging is something I absolutely hate doing. There’s no other garden job I hate more than digging. Since my garden is in the middle of the forest, with no access to mechanization, plowing is not an option for my…

  • Preparing for a new season

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     Although this season is almost over, my balcony is slowly filling with new pots and trays. I’ve decided to do a big change in my gardening. No more empty garden during the winter. I will try to keep the garden…

  • Drowning in kale

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    After a couple of really bad kale years, in which I barely harvested a head or two I started growing leaf kale. First I started with Nero di Toscana kale and the past year I added curly kale to my…