Tag: garden

Farm in truck.

I happened to glance out the window of the Max and caught a glimpse of…What was that? The Max had sped by, but I kept watch in hopes that the object would catch up at the next stop and indeed it did.

It’s a truck farm!

The plants were planted in dirt and the rows were covered in burlap, I assume to keep the dirt from blowing away. There was even a trellis for peas. I read about truck farming specifically the movie Truck Farm, but this was the first one I have seen.

Sunflowers shading the walk

The house where I pick up my milk planted rows of sunflowers along their walkway and I’ve been watching them grow all summer long. They are very tall now, with huge heads and they have totally overwhelmed the walk.


My sunflowers are about three feet high, with heads one-eighth the size of these. I think mine don’t get enough sun or water.

This family will be eating sunflowers all winter long!

Fabulous!

I’ve been watching this work in progress for about six months now and I just have to remark about how very cool it is. First of all, growing things in the front yard is super cool. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Secondly, though I myself have decided that raised beds are not for me, I love how contained this front yard garden is. I think that is the key to success with front yard gardens: make them very aesthetically pleasing. Either that or have a full-on permaculture garden, but avoid that midpoint where things are kind of weedy and unkempt.
Hiding behind that cloche is a lot of kale and collards. I’m a bit jealous.
And look! Soon an espalier fruit tree will grow along the front of the house. I want to espalier fruit trees in my backyard.
And here is that empty lot around the corner from me. It’s still waiting for me to plant a huge garden there. If only the generous owners would realize what a better owner I would be and give me the deed…

Morning Walk

I got in a nice walk this morning and here are a few things I found.

One of the things I’m going to do this year is build supports for my garden. Square Foot Gardening says to use electrical conduit. It is the strongest for the cheapest. He specifically recommends NOT using PVC pipe. Apparently, it’s too flimsy. Electrical conduit is what you see here, but what they did, intrigued me.
They have used a PVC pipe elbow to connect the two pieces of electrical conduit. I may just copy them. The Electrical conduit costs $1.97 for 10 foot lengths. The elbow connectors for the electrical conduit cost $4.95. I think I will try a PVC elbow first and see how it goes.
I love the blue house with the yellow door and the white trim. But you know what pulls it all together? The panel of fabric covering the window.
Lovely, isn’t it? A very nice contemporary retro touch that fits right in with the house.