Beds and borders
Vegetables, weather, and a record of what to do differently.
Garlic in October
October 25, 2026
Planted the cloves from the market, not the ones from the seed catalog. Next summer will tell if that was cheap or clever.
September 24, 2026
Watering
A barrel under the gutter covers the beds for most of the summer. A lid keeps the leaves out.
Seed packets
September 14, 2026
Half the packets in the drawer are older than the drawer. A germination test on a wet towel sorted out which ones still count.
August 13, 2026
The bean frame
Bamboo and string held up until the first real wind. Rebuilt it lower, which the beans did not seem to mind.
Tomatoes
July 23, 2026
Planted late and staked badly. They still gave more than the two of us could eat, and the neighbors took the rest.