October 12, 2026
Watering
A barrel under the gutter covers the beds for most of the summer. A lid keeps the leaves out.
Vegetable diary
Vegetables, weather, and a record of what to do differently.
The compost pile
October 2, 2026
It works when it is wet and does nothing when it is dry. Grass clippings in thin layers, never a heap.
September 23, 2026
Garlic in October
Planted the cloves from the market, not the ones from the seed catalog. Next summer will tell if that was cheap or clever.