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Eep! What's this on my chard?

I've got some chard growing in containers in my backyard. It's been doing OK for a year, but now it's winter so it's only getting partial sun. Today I noticed that one container is looking a bit sadder than the other. When I went to examine it, I found this: ![something on my chard](http://...

The first snowpea bud

by Skud,

I've been away for a couple of weeks (travelling to the US for a conference). Now I'm back, it's great to take stock of where the garden's at. The most exciting thing: snowpeas! I [planted them on the 14th of April](http://www.growstuff.org/plantings/skud-front-garden-snow-pea) (ha, thanks, G...

23 June

by meghan,

I stopped at the farmers' market on Thursday and one of the booths was selling HUGE seedlings at mind-blowingly cheap prices. So I bought a spaghetti squash and a watermelon, and asked hopefully if he had any eggplant. (No, but he said to check back next week, and if he had any left and remembere...

Canning and last-minute summer planting

by oakandsage,

Got way behind on my summer planting due to cherry season starting a few weeks early. On the other hand I have 50 lbs of cherries canned, so that's good. You guys, the new Pomona's low-sugar jam book (which I am, er, using with Ball low-sugar pectin) is awesome. Cherry-port preserves. Serious ...

18 June

by meghan,

Today I went to the hardware store and, on the clearance rack, discovered an astonishingly robust acorn squash plant for 99c. Obviously I brought it home and popped it into the garden. I'm excited, as squash and eggplant were the two things that I'd really wanted to do and hadn't been able to fin...

Problems

by malissa,

(Originally posted December 18, 2012 at 07:40) One of my borage plants is limp. I've tried: tying it up, not watering it, watering it. The other, which gets the same sun, water and tying up is as tall and straight as you could hope for. Challenge. The parsley keeps wanting to bolt. It might ne...

Felicity

by malissa,

(Originally posted December 10, 2012 at 11:07) This afternoon E, earning her gin and tonic with borage flower ice cubes like a boss, identified a tiny rosemary seedling growing in a paving crack in my courtyard. I'm being careful to step around it until I have time to get more dirt to pot it. ...

The trouble with a sustainable life

by malissa,

(Originally posted December 09, 2012 at 01:28) Pot gardening needs a little extra planning when you've only you and a non-cargo bike to haul large pots and potting mix. The second nearest hardware will deliver, but only once a week and at farmer's market time, which is a bit of a cow. Still, t...

The tomato triffid, bulbs and planting dates.

by malissa,

(Originally posted December 01, 2012 at 11:47) One of my tomato plant is now quite tall, taller than me. I was complaining to a friend today that I didn't know where I'd get the next stake from if it had to be taller than 6ft. She, rather wryly I thought, suggested I pinch out top shoots. What...

Problems

by malissa,

(Originally posted December 18, 2012 at 07:40 ) One of my borage plants is limp. I've tried: tying it up, not watering it, watering it. The other, which gets the same sun, water and tying up is as tall and straight as you could hope for. Challenge. The parsley keeps wanting to bolt. It might n...

Things to plant in shade?

by elfin,

Due to some poor planning on my part, I've got a section of raised garden bed that's completely shaded by asparagus once it's grown out after harvesting. I had some sad little pepper plants there, but they weren't growing at all. They've doubled in size since I moved them to sun. Any suggest...

Leaf matter does indeed turn into dirt

by malissa,

The recent rains defoliated the tree faster than usual. The same rains deterred me from clearing up the leaves. That rotting business happens really quickly when you've got enough leaves and enough water. The sugar snap peas seedlings are less than happy, the brussels sprout is full of vim. B...