Tomatoes, Again!

Yes, I like tomatoes. And this year, I started them earlier.  I also reinforced the net, mulched, and am spraying neem oil.  Yes–I’m getting serious. Why? Because I discovered home-grown tomatoes make the best Bloody Marys.  Mmmmm. –Simon

Tomatoes!

My first tomato this year was premature–the unnatural result of artificial greenhouse growth and fertilizer saturation.  And while my current yield is still of these purchased plants, I can at least attribute this batch to my own TLC. That small one is an Indigo Rose, the two in the middle are Black Prince, and the …

CatsKills

I want to shoot neighborhood cats sooooo bad. Rewind. Okay, so I just don’t want cats on my property.  I find this to be a very reasonable request.  Yet, in the internet debate over cats being allowed to roam unrestricted outside, the arguments against this practice focus on the dangers posed to the cats themselves, …