This time of year always makes me feel nostalgic. The back to school displays in the stores make way for fall holidays, and everyone’s rushing around. I know I’m not alone when I say September is the start of the busy season for our family. Preschool and soccer, headcolds and shopping, and just a generalContinue reading “Late Starts and a Surprise”
Category Archives: Secret Garden
A Look Around The Garden
Let’s see what’s going on in the garden.
2022 Harvest Report
The numbers are in! Drumroll please… I harvested exactly 6 tomatoes and 9 radishes. This is a record at my house! It may not seem like much but I’m thrilled considering my goal was to stick some seeds in the ground with my kid and have something green pop up. I’m excited to see whatContinue reading “2022 Harvest Report”
Summer/Fall Garden Update
I think it’s time to throw in the trowel. My once cute little secret garden full of promising sprouts has been decimated by heat and wind. I haven’t updated my blog in a while because I felt so discouraged. All that hard work. All that getting up early and watering in my pajamas, for this.Continue reading “Summer/Fall Garden Update”
We have a pumpkin blossom!
Hoping for a jack-o-lantern this fall!
We have a TOMATO!!
I almost missed it. I was watering the garden and musing about how it doesn’t make sense that we can have so many blooms but no fruit. And there it was! Yayyyy!!!!
Ugh, Powdery Mildew
If it’s not one thing, it’s another. After this week’s wind wreaking havoc on the corn and beans, the appearance of mites on the tomatoes, and the general drama of will they- won’t they even sprout up, I have discovered what looks like powdery mildew on the cucumbers. I can’t be too sure that’s what’sContinue reading “Ugh, Powdery Mildew”
Shade Cloth
How do you garden in 100 degree temperatures? Shade cloth! I got these hoops and 50% shade cloth to give the garden a fighting chance to live this summer. The cloth isn’t really fabric, more like a plastic-y veil. I’ve heard burlap works too. This is my first time trying this so we’re going toContinue reading “Shade Cloth”
Wind Damage
The winds were blowing pretty high last night so I didn’t know what to expect when I went to water the garden this morning. It could be anything from the arch or pots blowing over, to finding my bench in another part of the yard entirely. I went outside last evening to batten down theContinue reading “Wind Damage”
What’s Going On In The Garden
We have some new developments… I thought everything was going swimmingly with all the new seeds I set out. The garden really looks pretty and green, and orderly. I thought to myself, gee I think I really have got this gardening thing down. Just stick seeds in the ground and remember to water them… noContinue reading “What’s Going On In The Garden”
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