Here’s the latest from the dome! Calendula is a constant sunny presence in the dome. It attracts aphids, unfortunately, but I guess that keeps them off the roses. The ladybugs I released last fall have been reproducing! I see their larvae a lot, mostly hanging around the calendula. I tried…
Hello, all! I’ve decided to post my dome updates here, so I can just share the link around to various places. The Dome is a 22′ diameter greenhouse that was built from a kit in October 2020. Various technical issues kept me from planting anything until around February/March 2021. Meanwhile…
Less than a year ago, I began planting things in my new dome greenhouse. Today I brought in this beautiful harvest, because we’re forecast for some very low temperatures this weekend. I have a little heater in there, but I felt it was time to bring in the ripest tomatoes.…
Remember all the spinach recalls a couple of decades ago, because the farms were watering with contaminated water and people were getting sick from eating the spinach? Or more recently, the “throw away your romaine” warnings, for the same reason? I’ve been fed up with commercial produce for quite a…
In recent years, there have been numerous stories about lettuce being contaminated by (ahem) unhealthy watering practices. “Throw away your Romaine!” has been in the news over and over. I don’t like being frightened of produce. Before Romaine, it was spinach. Again and again, spinach contaminated. It actually gave me…
This is an entry I recently wrote into a blank book, which shall henceforth be my garden journal. The trouble with commercial gardening journals is that they set deadlines. You must write down everything the moment it happens! It becomes a documentation grind. Well, I putter in the garden to…
