Kaye grows carrots from seed. Watch Kaye harvest her first carrots and plant more carrot seed, with help from neighbors Sophia, Ashley, Courtney and Brooke. View here or high resolution on Youtube. Thanks for watching! – Kaye
I decided to dig up a few more potatoes from the pot I planted March 16, in “Rainy Day in the Garden,” Episode 4 of “Late Bloomer.” The purple ones, though, looked like they had the measles! They were covered in little bumps. Did I leave them in too long? And the skin just peeled […]
What’s Eating My Amaranth? Something’s eating the tender shoots. When this much of the shoot gets eaten, there’s not enough energy in the plant to recover. I confess I planted Amaranth because the description on the seed packet sounded so enticing. “Elegant burgundy plumes add rich color to the back of a border. Striking maroon leaves […]
Earwigs! GRRRR! That’s my response whenever I see them. After many nocturnal visits to the garden, witnessing numerous snails and slugs, and the occasional Armadillidiidae (roly poly) foraging on my vegetables, last night I spotted a Dermaptera (earwig) lounging on a young spinach leaf. I was curious what critter was eating on my new spinach seedlings, […]
Planting Lettuce – Best technique! In episode 7 of “Late Bloomer,” Kaye visits Farmer Jack, biodynamic farmer, and he shares his foolproof method of planting lettuce in a pot. Farmer Jack has been practicing biodynamic agriculture for several decades and orchestrates the biodynamic compost production at One Gun Ranch. Please watch One Gun Ranch Biodynamic […]
What can you do in the garden on a cold, rainy day? Kaye finds out in “Rainy Day – Episode 4” of “Late Bloomer!” Thanks for watching!
Podcast with Brian Willson, Student of Permaculture. A neighbor and friend, Mark DuBrow, who has been encouraging my vegetable garden effort, dropped by on April 23, with old friend, Vietnam Vet and student of Permaculture, Brian Willson, who shared some thoughts with me about creating biodiversity in my garden. Here is part of our conversation.
Watch Kaye tackle problems and get some things planted in episode 3 of “Late Bloomer.”
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