Remember our tiny little tree kale? We planted it last September and watched in horror as it failed to thrive thanks to some very attentive caterpillars. Then it rested over the winter and, as the rains have returned to Sonoma county, our kale has begun to grow and grow and grow: Can you imagine this … Continue reading A Tree Kale Update
I apologize about the lack of topic diversity on the blog right now. I’m very much focused on the school year starting and can’t seem to focus on much else these days (which, I suppose, is how it should be!). So here I go, bombarding you with homeschooling posts… I’ve noticed the best homeschooling moments … Continue reading Everyday Learning | 02: Butterfly Life Cycle
Our tree kale unfortunately appears to have developed an aphid problem. I secretly felt a little giddy over this scenario though because suddenly we had a great reason to buy 1,500 ladybugs to release in the garden! We’re all about educational, non-toxic pest management in our house. Unfortuantely the ladybugs weren’t the cure-all we were … Continue reading The Ladybug Release
As this year’s garden season comes to a close, I find there are several things I hope we do differently next year. Here are our goals for next summer. Check for ripe produce more regularly. This year so many strawberries rotted on the vine because we didn’t harvest as frequently as we needed to. Fertilize … Continue reading Goals for Next Year’s Garden
Not everything has been peachy-keen in our garden this year. There was the Alium Disaster. Remember last fall (above) when we planted dozens of alium and tulip bulbs? Yeah, well none of them sprouted. (Thank you to our neighborhood gophers who I assume are responsible.) Then we planted hundreds of poppy seeds days before I … Continue reading Garden Failures and the Potential For Yet Another
