Growing-February

Food
• Artichokes
• Arugula
• Beets
• Carrots
• Garlic
• Chard
• Lettuce
• Limes
• Rhubarb

Herbs
• Chives
• Mint
• Parsley
• Thyme
• Oregano
• Sage

Blooming-February

• Alyssum
• Gaillardia
• Ivy geranium
• Jasmine
• Narcissus
• Nasturtium
• Potato vine (white)
• Rock Rose (pink, white)
• Rosemary
• Roses (still blooming)
• Society garlic
• Sweet Pea Bush

Harvesting-February

• Limes
• Arugala
• Tendergreen Mustard Spinach
• Beet greens

Sundried Tomatoes Without the Sun

Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil

I’ve harvested the last of the ripe tomatoes. We’re eating them fresh at every meal. This wonderful “flavor of summer” won’t last long so we’re savoring fresh tomato taste while we can. I didn’t do well with tomatoes this year. I grew some in “earth boxes” and some in [...]

Two Labradoodles in the Garden

Tillie and Mattie Are Friends

I’ve not had a moment to garden in the last six weeks since Matilda or “Tillie”, the chocolate Australian labradoodle, came to live with us. For the last five years, we’ve been dogless. In some ways life during our dogless days was easier. The house was cleaner, the garden [...]