Delicious Meals from the Garden
It’s early March but the weather is warming quickly. I think it’s going to be a hot summer. I need to get a drip irrigation system installed before I put in all the plants so I can ensure everyone gets enough to drink while conserving as much as possible and […]
I’m a very tidy person. I don’t like knick-knacks, clutter or unopened mail. Gardening offers me the opportunity to welcome a little bit of chaos into my life. I allow the wild nature of the garden to help me be flexible and let go of (a little bit of) control. […]
It’s finally springtime! I’m so relieved and so excited about the growing season ahead. In the winter, I feel like a little seed buried in the heavy soil, sitting in the dark alone, waiting for warmth and light. It’s hard to be motivated to do very much except hibernate. My […]
The Garden Delicious just celebrated its 1st Birthday! I had an idea for a blog for a few years before I actually dove into the process of creating it. My procrastination was a combination of things. Life just kept getting in the way. I changed jobs. My routine changed and […]
At the end of every season I like to sit down in the garden and reflect on how things went. I learn something new every year so it’s helpful to keep a garden journal and write down what works and what doesn’t. Overall, the 2018 season was great! We enjoyed […]
Gardening is such a miracle. Nature has packed all of the genetic material needed to produce these wonderfully tender, white globes of crisp refreshing goodness into a teeny, tiny little seed that I dropped into the soil last month. It is so rewarding to see the transformation from seed to […]
It’s been about a month since I posted an update on the garden. We’ve had a wonderful mix of hot days (70-80 degrees and sunny) and warm rainy days. The plants LOVE this combo. They love rain far more than treated water from the municipal supply. Our water is treated […]
I went out to the garden today to pick some strawberries and found the ants had discovered my succulent little treats! As an organic gardener, I do share my garden with insects, many that are beneficial to my plants. I prefer not to have ants in the garden though because, […]
This year I’ve decided to try to use vertical space in the garden. My tomato plants in particular, tend to get pretty wild and sprawl across the pathways and tangle up their vines making it difficult for sunlight to reach inside each bush and ripen all of the fruit. While […]
I’m so happy the last raised bed is finished! It’s our tradition to walk to the Farmer’s Market during the first weekend of May to purchase our veggie starts so I’m right on schedule. We always buy our starts from Sun Gold Farm based out of Forest Grove. We know […]
