Category Archives: garden

5.7.12 Kale florets

Posted on May 7, 2012 by diary of a tomato

A not so obvious reason to overwinter kale is for the florets that appear in spring. Once the row cover came off, we cleaned the kale plants of dead debris and nipped off the forming seed heads to encourage the … Continue reading →

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5.2.12 Robin’s egg blue

Posted on May 3, 2012 by diary of a tomato

I found this fallen robin’s egg on the way to checking the garden today. Judging by the scratch marks dug into its shell, it was most likely knocked out of its nest by some marauder.

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5.1.12 May Day

Posted on May 1, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Lilacs beginning to bloom.

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4.30.12 Edible perennials

Posted on April 30, 2012 by diary of a tomato

The Seacoast is home to an active permaculture community, which hosted a presentation on “Edible Forest Gardening: Perennial Food Production” with Jonathan Bates of Food Forest Farm last year. Much of the plant material Bates spoke about is available through his … Continue reading →

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4.29.12 First harvest of asparagus

Posted on April 29, 2012 by diary of a tomato

We’ve been nibbling on the few shoots of asparagus that have made their way up, our self-restraint finally rewarded with enough to make a meal of.

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Spring Onion Oil

Posted on April 25, 2012 by diary of a tomato

A quick stroll around the garden yields a harvest of garden alliums (left to right): Egyptian or walking onions, chives, and garlic chives. As the first things up and in abundance, I make frequent batches of green onion oil, a … Continue reading →

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4.23.12 And then it rained

Posted on April 24, 2012 by diary of a tomato

The sound of last night’s rainstorm lashing the house made it sound like an all-night carwash. By morning, it was still coming down so hard, water was running off the house in heavy sheets. The storm tapered off by midday, leaving … Continue reading →

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