Seed packets
October 6, 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.
Vegetable diary
What grew, what didn't, and what the slugs thought of it.
Garlic in October
September 20, 2026
Planted the cloves from the market, not the ones from the seed catalog. Next summer will tell if that was cheap or clever.
Tomatoes
August 29, 2026
Planted late and staked badly. They still gave more than the two of us could eat, and the neighbors took the rest.
Watering
August 4, 2026
A barrel under the gutter covers the beds for most of the summer. A lid keeps the leaves out.