Arugula meadow As gardening season comes to an end, my garden has pretty much turned into a meadow of arugula. The sunny yellow flowers shine in the daylight and bounce up and down with bee visitors. A photo or video cannot do it justice, one must be in the experience for the full yellowy bee-filled …
Category: Gardening
Garden Doings
I had planned to post about the garden last weekend but I was so busy working in the garden that I ran out of time and energy. You see, it was the end of a full week off from work. A week during which I’d get up at 5 every morning, have a delicious breakfast …
Rewilding
Rewilding is getting quite a bit of traction these days and for good reason. But what is rewilding anyway? Well, it depends on who you ask. In general it’s about ecosystems and allowing nature to do what nature does in order to repair degraded land and promote biodiversity. Some people think humans have no place …
The Drought Continues
My dream of rain and a lush garden the second half of summer has not happened. And, based on the forecast, is not going to happen. The drought continues. Minneapolis has imposed water restrictions and you’d think the world was ending for some people who are pissed off that they can’t water their lawn whenever …
Of Droughts and Rabbits
Two weeks ago we had two days of rain and I thought, at last the drought is over! The garden did too. And for several days after we were all perky and happy. The beans started growing taller, the pumpkins began to vine, the corn shot up two feet. But we have not had rain …
