Good morning from a slightly cloudy East Side of St. Paul! It's my first year growing kale and cabbage, and the results are mixed but exciting. The kale is thriving—I just harvested a fresh batch for tonight’s dinner salad. On the other hand, the cabbage is
Summers in Minnesota are, well, inconsistent. I lived in South Florida (West Palm Beach area) from 2018-2021, and one thing you could depend on was consistent weather - 90°ish F daily, humid & rainy in the afternoons. But in the 'bold north' we can go from a
Raspberry season is upon us! I've been blessed with ultimate lazy gardener’s dream: a massive, native raspberry bush. I didn't plant it, I don't fertilize it, and I barely maintain it—unless you count hacking it back so it doesn't swallow
It's Taco Tuesday, and y'all know what that means: we need some cilantro! Here's the secret to keeping your supply steady all season: try to avoid trimming from the top. The trick to sustaining steady growth with cilantro is to harvest from the outside
While inspecting my garden this morning, I noticed some of the snap peas were getting pretty tall, but hadn't attached themselves to the fencing yet. If you don't properly steak your peas, they'll get floppy and won't grow big and tall! All
Morning y'all! Realized I haven't posted anything in over a week. Life's been busier than a spring bee for me! Here's a quick little update on the potatoes. Tl;dr we just kick back and watch em' grow at this point!
When spring seedlings look more like a dense green carpet than a neat row, that means it’s time to space things out a bit. My latest garden check-in found the kale & cabbage desperately needed some breathing room. The biggest thing to avoid: ripping those extras out by
Happy Friday, y'all! I hilled my russet potatoes today. They've been in their bags since April 12. Hilling potatoes is a necessity when using grow bags. Hilling really boils down to two things: protection and production. First, you’re shielding the potatoes from the sun. If
The first signs of life emerged Wednesday evening in my little garden on St. Paul's East Side! Well, I don't know if they emerged on Wednesday night, but that's when I first observed them... Regardless, always a good start to the season. I'
One of the most frequent questions I’ve been asked is whether the “investment” in my “little” garden actually pays off. Set aside the fact that I genuinely enjoy gardening and the zen feeling it gives me; the reality involves a balance sheet to assess the cost/benefit of the
Check out this timelapse I made last Thursday!
Don't let this week's daytime sun fool you! Looking at the forecast for St. Paul, and we;re trapped in a pattern of overnight lows dipping below 50° degrees fahrenheit for the next few days. If you're planting your garden or veggies this weekend