Because the thought occurred now and it might be gone tomorrow
I was picking tomatoes, as I’ve been know to do, and recoiled at this unpleasant sight: It looks like it had an aborted twin. Yuck. Naturally, I took to the Internet for information. Unfortunately, the seconds I spent on this avenue of research did not yield any scientific articles on this phenomenon (Google thought I …
This is the Year of the Cucumber. And because of this bonanza, I needed to do something with all the extras. One family can only eat so much cucumber salad, after all. So I thought I’d try making pickles, as I so predicted I would. Know thyself, I guess. Anyway, off to the Internet! Unfortunately, …
I’m understanding more and more the appeal of hydroponics. I could grow vegetables in a controlled environment, maximizing yield while minimizing space, all the while eliminating pest problems. I realize of course that this is an overly-simplified view of gardening, but frustrations lead me to consider it. This, The Year of the Garden, has me …
While I would never admit this to Liz, I too enjoy the aesthetics of arranged flowers. Where we differ, however, is that I generally don’t feel the price point of these arrangements to be worth their cost, nor do I consider purchasing them to be a full experience. But, it is possible to make one’s …
Since the vegetable garden got decimated by frost, I was forced to do something I’ve never done before: buy tomato plants. I’ve purchased seed of course, and the first year we were in our last townhouse my mother-in-law gave us two tomato plants, but never before have I purchased them at a store. And once …