by Daisy | Jun 9, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
These are Three Root Grex beets. I’ve never grown beets that seemed so happy to be alive. The tops are lush and thick and giant and sweet. Since this variety is a cross of three different heirloom types of beets, some roots are red, some yellow, and some...
by Daisy | Jun 7, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
I love the bush bean variety I planted this year, Jade. Makes an extremely productive, nice-looking, fast-growing stand of beans. The fuzzy stuff on the right of the photo is fennel. We’ve harvested beans about every other day, so much that it started to get...
by Daisy | Apr 27, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
My first year growing cabbage and I don’t know what to expect. I planted little seedlings of red cabbage in February and they have grown beautifully since. I think they are in the “pre-cupping” stage but since I’ve never done this before I...
by Daisy | Apr 25, 2011 | Crafts, Woodworking
You know that awful “Yikes!” feeling you get when you realize you’ve just yanked the hose over a nice bed of lettuce or seedling tomatoes? The other day I was looking at some leftover spindles from a porch rail project and decided to use them to...
by Daisy | Apr 25, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
Here’s what I saw the other day when I woke up: Do you see it, too? Or did I read too much Bedtime For Frances when I was a kid?
