Seeding the soil

It was a warm day of 11 degrees and the sun was shining – the snow melting! And Philip has his hydroponics going! And it’s February…time to get the pots filked with potting mix and the seeds into the ground. I have some interesting plants for this year. Yellow pear tomatoes will make a return,…

News from the Villa

I have been SO happy to get home – to be home! Travel in retirement they ask. I am really liking being home. And Philip has and does SO much work – hours and hours – to make this a lovely place to be. And it is a lovely place to be! So, yes I…

Harvest

The garden has been harvested. Not that I have taken everything out of the garden – the carrots and dill remain, but the tomatoes, cherry, yellow pear, San Marzano, Big Daddy, and Big Momma are all off the vine. I am always amazed at the size of plants and root systems but this year the…