Category Archives: garden

6.27.12 Post-heatwave

Posted on June 27, 2012 by diary of a tomato

A thicket of rosa rugosa borders the vegetable garden — we’ve never seen it this full of blooms and it’s literally vibrating with the buzzing of wild pollinators. Much of the garden not only survived but seemed to have benefitted … Continue reading →

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6.25.12 Pre-heatwave harvest

Posted on June 25, 2012 by diary of a tomato

To stave off damage from last week’s heat wave, we watered heavily — including carrying buckets of it out to the rhubarb patch — and tented the raised beds with row cover to provide some shade, harvesting all that we … Continue reading →

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6.20.12 Flowering, fruiting, and scaping

Posted on June 20, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Our arugula is going to seed. We continue to add its spicy leaves to salads along with the flowers, but the blooms signal the end is nearing for this round of planting. Whereas here, each pea bloom is a new … Continue reading →

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6.18.12 Rhubarb, asparagus and garlic scapes

Posted on June 18, 2012 by diary of a tomato

A friend advises picking asparagus between Mother’s and Father’s Day. As the asparagus season wanes, we begin harvesting the first of the garlic scapes.  Greens are coming in strong, including our plantings of tatsoi and fun jen. Carrots and beets … Continue reading →

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6.13.12 Peonies

Posted on June 13, 2012 by diary of a tomato

“Do you also hurry, half-dressed and barefoot, into the garden, and softly, and exclaiming of their dearness, fill your arms with the white and pink flowers, with their honeyed heaviness, their lush trembling, their eagerness to be wild and perfect … Continue reading →

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6.11.12 Planting, potting and harvesting

Posted on June 11, 2012 by diary of a tomato

It rained for almost an entire week. As soon as the sun arrived, we were out in the garden catching up on planting seeds, transplanting seedlings, potting up container plants, and harvesting a bevy of greens. Here’s the second planting … Continue reading →

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6.4.12 Wet and bedraggled

Posted on June 4, 2012 by diary of a tomato

A Nor’easter has blown in, ripping the leaves right off the trees. It came in Saturday, continued on through Sunday, and doesn’t look to ease up for another couple of days. After which, there’s sure to be a mess of … Continue reading →

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