It’s too sunny to work in the garden. We’re on our third or fourth day of heatwave this unseasonably fine January morning in Livermore, and I’m too lazy to slather on the sunscreen. This has me daydreaming about some of the advanced greenhouses I’ve seen with automated shade curtains that drape along the roof when…
Category: Garden Gear
Seed storage box cute-complished!
I went on a hunt recently to find the perfect seed storage container (for me). I want to be able to find my seeds all in one place, and it’s not a priority for me to keep seeds from one year to the next. I mean, it’s way too much fun to buy seeds each…
Who’s been digging in my bed? Defending the vegetable garden.
We’ve lived in this house for a long time, so I have a lot of materials hanging around that can be used to make a defensible perimeter. Given that what I have around is hog-wire fencing and metal fence posts, my garden is going to look more like a prison than Pinterest, but a girl can dream right? Damn right I can!
Mini window greenhouse for starting seeds
It turns out that I have exactly one available sunny window to start my seeds in, and as luck would happen it’s a) not very big, and b) susceptible to toddler predation. The chia seeds the toddler pulled out are no big deal. They were from the murder compost, how killer is it? test and…
Thinking about how to store an abundance of seed packets
Now that I’m getting some seeds in the ground, I’ve been rounding up stray seed packets from all over the house. There are seeds in the tackle box I use for drip irrigation. There are seed packets in the junk drawer. Seeds in the office/guest room dresser drawer. Seeds on the kitchen counter. And I…
Outdoor Hedonist 