Out In The Garden Leigh on 10 Jun 2010
Summer is in full swing at Larrapin. I’ve been so busy digging in the dirt I started to drift away from posting! The new garden spot, despite the astounding amounts of rock we’ve dug out of each bed and that the soil is barely developed, is producing abundant collards, kale, beet greens, lettuce and [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 09 Dec 2009
When I had the delight of touring my friend Susanna’s garden a while back, she told me one of those stories only another passionate digger can appreciate. Seems that in winter, by the time she got off work and got home to cover the things in the winter beds, it was already pitch dark. So [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 31 Jul 2009
If I’m lucky, this little bloom will grow into a delicious cantaloupe! I didn’t get it planted till late, but probably in time to still get plenty of melons if the raccoons don’t get them first. (The chew a nice hole in the rind then scoop out all the good stuff with those little clever [...]
Friends at Larrapin Leigh on 29 Jun 2009
What a relief! Last night I was out watering the garden (because I still haven’t put together the irrigation system I’ve had in the box since March) and the cool air just started flowing in – what a delight! It reminded me of living in the Black Mountains of NC, when in the summer evenings [...]
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