Monthly Archives: March 2009

WOW! Last night I couldn’t even see a sprout (they had fallen deep into the holes). Tonight when I got home, there are seventeen sprouts easily visible and several that are up to three quarters of an inch high.

I noticed a guava sprout yesterday and the tomato seeds were looking swollen. Four days from seed to visible sprout. The bio-dome seems to be working.

Woke up to the sound of a woodpecker this morning. The birds out our way make some pleasing sounds to rouse one on those lazy days when you don’t have to get up early. Contrast that with a $60,000 proposed … Continue reading →

Two days ago Bim came over and tilled up our garden. The soil is beautiful. I’ve worked a long time to gradually improve it and it really shows. Years ago, the half nearest the pond turned up mostly clay. Today, … Continue reading →

Yesterday I noticed the first hint of green on a twig of bamboo orchid I bought in Hawaii. The plumeria we brought back is also beginning to make the beginnings of little buds.

Yesterday I planted outdoors: a row of Pontiac red potatoes nearly a row of Yukon Gold potatoes finished the row with a few red onions a row of Marvel peas (with innoculant) I have lettuce to plant but figure it … Continue reading →