The Ugly

16 articles
Fallen Seedlings

Fallen Seedlings

I've been hardening off a lot of my seedlings over the last several days and then bringing them in the house at night so they don't get too cold.  They've been doing really great...no wilting or burning, no falling over in the wind...awesome!  This is until yesterday.  Yesterday I came home from work to find this...My partially decapitated Roma seedlingYes,…
May 2, 2012
Mulching the Dog Run

Mulching the Dog Run

When we first moved into our house, there was nothing in the backyard but rocks.  When we decided to start growing some of our own veggies, we quickly learned that Mika (our always starving Husky mix) would prefer to just eat everything herself.  And when I say everything, I mean everything.  So, we decided that we would have to create…
January 18, 2012
When Sourdough Starters Go Bad…

When Sourdough Starters Go Bad…

...they go really, really bad.Yep, that is an actual bug hanging out on the edge of the liquid you see there.  Larvae. Whatever.  It wasn't alone, either.  Gross.  Disgusting, actually.I threw it out.  All of it.  Not sure if we got a bad batch of flour, or if a fly got in and laid some eggs.  Regardless, I will have…
August 12, 2011
Ummm…Gross!

Ummm…Gross!

I have said before that everything in the garden is not always wonderful or pretty.  Sometimes there are mutant toes, sometimes crops fail, sometimes the creatures take over, sometimes things are just plain gross.  Each evening when I get home from work I do a walk through of the yard.  I love to see how big each veggie/plant has grown…
July 16, 2011