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Photo album: Greenhouse in February, 2010
Raised beds in the greenhouse I love my greenhouse. This will be the second full year we’ve had the structure and I continue to be thankful that we have it. Although we don’t use it exactly as...
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Photo album: The garden in March
The never-ending weeding project, view one The never-ending weeding project, view two I finally finished the giant weeding project! Now, on to more fun things. Baby peaches It looks like hand...
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Hanging planters, herbs, peaches, and asparagus
Pepper plants in hanging planters This is my third year using the Topsy Turvy planters, so I think I have enough experience with them to review them accurately. I give them a grade of C-, maybe a D+....
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Peachy
Peaches Miracle of gardening miracles! I successfully grew peaches in the greater Seattle area. This is no small feat even during years with ideal weather (which is rare), but it is pretty amazing...
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Canning and late summer harvests
Peaches, cukes, and pickles Even with the wimpy and slow-to-produce summer we’ve had, August is a busy time in the garden and the kitchen. It’s pretty common during this month for me to have multiple...
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Raised beds, greenhouse, and peaches in May
Outdoor raised bed garden It’s May, but barely, and I’m still working on getting all my summer crops into the ground. In part, this has taken extra time because we’re still working on our big garden...
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Pretty as a peach
Mini-dwarf peach tree fruit Even though I almost killed the peach and nectarine trees in the greenhouse last winter (I totally forgot about watering them for months), the trees rallied this spring and...
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Yes, I can
Sungold tomatoes We’ve had a bumper crop of Sungold tomatoes this season. The plants go all the way up to the top of the greenhouse (at least 12 feet up) and have been producing for weeks. Last...
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Strawberry jam, peaches, and peas
Fresh strawberries I picked enough strawberries today to make my first batch of jam. It was a half batch, but I’ll take it! With our wet weather, the strawberry patch has been doing OK, but I do have...
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