In the Garden

237 articles
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Slowly but surely we're pulling out our over-wintered veggies, sowing seeds and transplanting a few tomatoes here and there.  It's not really time yet, but all the forecasts say our temps will stay above freezing past our average last frost date, so while I'm taking a bit of a risk I really do think it will be OK.…
May 7, 2012
Bee Update

Bee Update

Well, after a super warm winter and their relocation to the back yard, we finally got into our bees yesterday.  While they have adapted nicely to their new spot and have looked healthy from afar, it was honestly way passed time for us to get into the actual hive.  So, Tool Lady took a personal day off of work and…
May 5, 2012
Independence Days

Independence Days

Happy Friday, everyone! Plant something: The weather has been absolutely amazing and while I'd like to believe that we're well into the warm months, I have to remind myself that it really is still possible for us to get a frost or even a snow storm.  Given this, I'm still hesitant to put much in the actual ground, but I…
May 4, 2012
Urban Farm Economics

Urban Farm Economics

Alright, as part of my urban farming goals this year, I wanted to write down all of the expenses we've accrued since we began our little adventure a few years ago.  We're calling this our Urban Farm Economics.  Little did I know how greatly it would stress me out to see the actual numbers in black and white.  Holy hell,…
April 30, 2012
Independence days

Independence days

Do you ever have one of those weeks that simply escapes you?  Yeah...I've had one of those weeks.  Not really sure where the time went...homework...regular work...life in general...yada yada yada.  Luckily though, at the end of the week, now that I add it all up, I can remember that I did, actually, accomplish a few things!  It may not be…
April 27, 2012
Independence Days

Independence Days

This has been another busy week for me and all I want to do is play in the dirt!  Instead of, you know, working and getting close to finishing up my classes (research papers suck, by the way).  I have to give myself "garden breaks" from time to time so I don't hate school so much.  OK...I guess that's not…
April 21, 2012