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I pulled the cages from around 4 varieties of potatoes, where the tops have all died back.

Red thumb did fairly well, with little damage.

Purple Majesty were really hard to spot in the soil, and probably half of them had some sorts of nibbles taken out of them. I found slugs on one, so those are a likely culprit.

Nicola was a "free sample" ( Read more... )

I've given up on any hope of a real summer, and put the last side on the greenhouse. I left one side off, to help vent it through the heat of summer that never really arrived. I still have to trim some of the plastic, and attach some more cinch strap, but it is basically done.

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In our best years, we get our first ripe tomato in early to mid June. our worst year so far, we got our first sungold on July 4. This year it took till August 10th. It looks like a few more are atarting to turn color.

I think it might be time to upgrade my drip system, instead of just adding more and more sprinklers and emitters. The new sprinkler that I installed at the end of about 10 feet of 1/4" tubing, connected to the end of the main line, is just dribbling away. It's got about a 3 inch radius, not the 7.5 foot radius that it's supposed to have. I've also ( Read more... )

This year we're actually on time with most of the gardening chores for once. It's really a combination of several things that has gotten us here:

- We're both recovering from injuries, so we aren't trying to fit in backpacking and kayaking trips at every opportunity.

- We have a much improved selection of tools, and have learned how to use them.

- 6 ( Read more... )

When we bought our house, it came with a few decorative items that were hanging on the walls; one of there was a basket near the back door. A few weeks ago, when I was walking towards the door I noticed a bird flying away from it, leaving the basket swinging. When I looked in the basket, there were 5 little eggs in there. Over time, the mamma bird ( Read more... )

I resisted using facebook for a long time, but so many of my friends were using it that I decided to give it a go. The really addicting and cool thing about it is that "everybody" seems to be on it, and I've gotten back in touch with several old friends that I haven't seen in decades. It's posting character limit is designed for quick posts, which ( Read more... )

I've got dirt under my fingernails. The early bed is weeded and prepped.

After having the worst professor of my life during fall quarter, things are looking better for winter. To start with, winter is hibernation season, so I'm taking evening courses so I can sleep in. I decided to take another woodshop class and two of the graduate level electives from the MES program. The problem with taking the graduate level courses ( Read more... )