Monday, July 30, 2012
Daily Harvest- 7/30/12
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Late July garden update
The first tomato plant is producing some nice fruit...and early for this cold-ish summer. I'm loving the weather this summer so far, it's like the bay area...cloudy mornings, warm afternoons then cools down quickly. couldn't be better and if it means small crop oh well.
A signal that my favorite season Fall (otherwise known as Autumn) is on the way...another pumpkin decided to just grow unasked (yet welcome) in a very central location in the front yard...i was reticent to plant one due to expansiveness they demand but you can't fight city hall, it clearly was meant to be here. I hope to be so overwhelmed with fresh garlic, onion and tomato by my next post that I dedicate it to figuring out how to can red sauce properly.
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A signal that my favorite season Fall (otherwise known as Autumn) is on the way...another pumpkin decided to just grow unasked (yet welcome) in a very central location in the front yard...i was reticent to plant one due to expansiveness they demand but you can't fight city hall, it clearly was meant to be here. I hope to be so overwhelmed with fresh garlic, onion and tomato by my next post that I dedicate it to figuring out how to can red sauce properly.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Jane says...
I'd like to share a passage from a book written by one of my idols Jane Fonda that is geared towards women in their 60s and 70s (and me). It is gardening related so this is not an OTP (off topic post). Indulge me, dear reader(s):
"Think about gardening. My daughter taught me that if want to maximize the spring and summer blooms on the English lavender that fills my garden, I have to cut back the dead blooms of fall. Deadheading, it's called (not the Jerry Garcia variety!) [Jane hates The Grateful Dead and loves Katy Perry just like me *thx for pointing that out Jelly]. The Third Act is the time for deadheading. Like plants in the winter, we have less energy to spare trying to resurrect old, dead growth, trying to blow life into the escapades and behaviors of youth in order to prove we're still young. I don't want to become a hollow old fool, squandering my precious remaining life force on stuff that doesn't serve this stage of life. It takes flexibility and a dose of courage to slough off the clutter, the gadgets, the obsessions, the pursuits, the whatever or whoever doesn't resonate with who we are now or want to become. I understand now what it is that I really need to know and so am freer to discard the rest. "
And with that I look forward to my late July harvest...the tomatoes are starting to turn red. And my zucchini plant is showing it's originality...notice that all different shapes and sizes create the same yummy bread!
xojane
"Think about gardening. My daughter taught me that if want to maximize the spring and summer blooms on the English lavender that fills my garden, I have to cut back the dead blooms of fall. Deadheading, it's called (not the Jerry Garcia variety!) [Jane hates The Grateful Dead and loves Katy Perry just like me *thx for pointing that out Jelly]. The Third Act is the time for deadheading. Like plants in the winter, we have less energy to spare trying to resurrect old, dead growth, trying to blow life into the escapades and behaviors of youth in order to prove we're still young. I don't want to become a hollow old fool, squandering my precious remaining life force on stuff that doesn't serve this stage of life. It takes flexibility and a dose of courage to slough off the clutter, the gadgets, the obsessions, the pursuits, the whatever or whoever doesn't resonate with who we are now or want to become. I understand now what it is that I really need to know and so am freer to discard the rest. "
And with that I look forward to my late July harvest...the tomatoes are starting to turn red. And my zucchini plant is showing it's originality...notice that all different shapes and sizes create the same yummy bread!
Friday, July 13, 2012
Mid-July fence install/update
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Friday, July 6, 2012
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