animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

and they’re off!

It’s time to garden again. Actually, I never stopped from last year. In the fall, I planted a number of things under the hoops and, to my surprise, quite a few things did well. Spinach was the clear winner, but I also have bunching onions, kale and Swiss chard that …

first day

I took my first vacation day of the year yesterday, primarily because I had to pick up my plants (25 strawberry plants and 2 oak trees) from the county’s annual plant sale. But I spent the day running around, so I guess it was good that I took the time …

winterize

The leaves are starting to fall (in particular, into the pond), so I spent today’s last 30 minutes of daylight covering the pond with netting. The weather has been decent, so I haven’t turned off the pump yet, but given the cooler extended forecast, that will be happening soon. I …

vineyard

It’s official–we now have a vineyard. My parents were in the Finger Lakes region last week and they brought me home five Riesling grape vines. I wasn’t sure where to put them at first as we are running out of real estate at an alarming rate, but I decided the …

fall planting

I planted my fall garden in one of the raised beds Jake made for me in the spring. I bought hoops for it for when the weather turns cooler. I installed them and put summer-weight fabric on it. I figure it’ll keep the birds and chipmunks from stealing the seeds. …