by Daisy | Aug 26, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
At the beginning of August I started sowing one row per week of beets, carrots, endive, and parsnips. I’ll continue with these through September, or until I run out of room, except for the carrots, which keep getting planted until the first week of November. In...
by Daisy | Aug 20, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
You may remember when this happened: A storm brought this tree down and it had to be removed. The tree removal company shredded the tree (most of it) into chips and we asked them to dump them on site. Mulch Mountain was born. The stump was...
by Daisy | Aug 18, 2013 | Bugs & Critters, Garden
Never having seen a cicada in mid-moult, I was fascinated to find this one in my yard this weekend. Their sounds are the background music for nearly every summer (“Can you say that again!? I can’t hear you over the cicadas!”) and I’ve often...
by Daisy | Aug 12, 2013 | Bugs & Critters, Garden
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is the state butterfly of many states, especially in the southeastern US. They seem abundant this year. Or maybe I’ve been seeing the same pair over and over again. Either way, they’re welcome here. They float high over...
by Daisy | Aug 7, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
One of the main issues about gardening/sustainability in the suburbs is space. Particularly a lack of “farmable” space. It matters most in terms of how far you want to go with sustainability. Are you content just sticking your toe into the water, growing...
