Starting a conversation about my attempts to grow prickly pear go something like this: “I cut off one of the pads as a cutting,” says I. “To grow?” they ask, brows furrowed. “Yes…” Here it comes, but they mean well. “You mean prickly pear, that cactus weed? You want to… grow it!?” Shock, Horror, et […]
After sampling some fresh tomato salsa, made from a friend’s fresh garden tomatoes, I decided on a whim to try growing tomatoes in a container on my backyard deck. Shucks, why not? It worked for flowers and other plants. Having never grown tomatoes before, I basically didn’t know what I was doing, how to do it, … Continue reading
This year I’ve been growing in a pocket-sized urban space. I have a dozen pots, a small raised bed, and a poly-sheet mini greenhouse. And that’s with a touch of cramming! Though I doubt I’ll be building a root cellar anytime soon, cultivating my own little plot while the city simmered along in the background … Continue reading
So this is what the end of a Winter looks like in my part of the world. Following a few weeks break during the shortest days of the year, the chickens start laying again. You see, they are solar powered. The globe artichoke is pushing up past the dogbane. Stinging nettle is covering the fence on … Continue reading
Ground to Ground 