The compost pile
October 12, 2026
It works when it is wet and does nothing when it is dry. Grass clippings in thin layers, never a heap.
Beds and borders
What grew, what didn't, and what the slugs thought of it.
Seed packets
September 14, 2026
Half the packets in the drawer are older than the drawer. A germination test on a wet towel sorted out which ones still count.
Tomatoes
August 29, 2026
Planted late and staked badly. They still gave more than the two of us could eat, and the neighbors took the rest.
August 1, 2026
Garlic in October
Planted the cloves from the market, not the ones from the seed catalog. Next summer will tell if that was cheap or clever.
The bean frame
July 24, 2026
Bamboo and string held up until the first real wind. Rebuilt it lower, which the beans did not seem to mind.