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Projects are those activities I track over time. It can be planting lists, growing cycles, design and construction projects, even food if it needs to age or ferment. I do it all here because its easier than sorting through paper notes.

24 08, 2020

Keyhole Garden Update

By |2020-08-24T10:49:16-07:00August 24th, 2020|Photos, Projects|

After 521 days of continuous production, the early summer veggies in the keyhole garden are all played out, but the mid-summer crops--beans, squash, and pumpkins--are doing just fine. The second half of summer and most of early fall is brutally hot and dry, so I'm going to give part of the bed a couple week's rest before transplanting the late summer and early fall stuff.

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26 06, 2020

A Rustic Steel and Cedar Window Box

By |2020-06-26T17:54:04-07:00June 26th, 2020|Home, Projects|

A little time and less than $20 made this cool window box planter (TL/DR: Click here to skip straight to the instructions) Our house is a 1950’s single story California ranch. Long and low, it has lots of big windows that bring in fresh air and light keeping the house cool in the summer and naturally lit in the winter. The guest bathroom has a large window with a view out across the deck down to the orange grove. The  [keep reading...]

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16 04, 2020

Keyhole Garden Progress – April 13, 2020

By |2020-04-29T16:34:08-07:00April 16th, 2020|Projects|

Not much new this week. The lettuces continue to putter out and what remains of the bok choi looks like it's about to bolt. On the other hand, the tomatillos and cucumbers are flowering and I've got a couple of yellow pear tomato (the wife's favorite) seedlings getting ready to move into the bed, so we're in good shape.

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