Mystery Tree in the Garden
I found an entire tree laying flat across the street garden this morning. Just, you know, laying there. How it got there or why is beyond me.
Okay. Here's the thing: The garden's a mess. I have barely 
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I found an entire tree laying flat across the street garden this morning. Just, you know, laying there. How it got there or why is beyond me.
Okay. Here's the thing: The garden's a mess. I have barely Give Me Tomatoes
Above image is the July entry from the 2008 You Grow Girl Calendar
I LOVE tomatoes. If I had to give up growing all other crops and choose just one I would probably choose tomatoes although basil First Casualty of the Season
... a 'Black Brandywine' tomato taken before its time was up by an unknown mammalian critter. This kind of thing is like a right-of-passage for food gardeners. Unless you're gardening in a sterile bubble, you have probably A Way to Stake: Wall O’ Mesh
I think this method is called, "Using Whatever's Available." It seems to work. I think it's kind of interesting and matches the hodge-podge style of the space although I don't think it would score points for curbside Worms for Composting
I ordered a 1/2 pound of red wiggler worms back in May but the sellers have experienced such a boom in orders this year that they were unable to fill my order until July. Encouraging don't you Your Questions Answered: Black Bottomed Tomatoes
Question: I am having a problem with some tomato plants in my back yard. The plants are growing good and strong and small green tomatoes are begging to grow. I looked at the bottom of one tomato and it is turning black. Can you please tell
Gift It: Homegrown Herbal Bouquet
I was invited to an apartment warming at my brother's newish place the other night and since I had already treated him to a whole new garden, hereby known as "The Gift That Covers Me Off Roof Garden, Slightly Less Chaos
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This is a panoramic of the roof garden taken just this week. There are a lot more plants out there then I was able to get into a composite. Unfortunately Grazings
This post (I kind of hate that word to describe writing here) is going to be piecemeal, a quality that is indicative of my life right now as I float or rather scramble from one task to Thank You
Sakura's White Bleeding Heart in the street garden
I wanted to write and thank you all for your very kind words and wishes about yesterday's post. I've been overwhelmed. Thank you.
I have to admit I have The One Where I Got My Heart Broken, Again
The street garden has been significantly damaged again, this time by a painter my landlord hired to paint a so-called mural on the wall. He had to have the mural done to save the garden from "graffiti peoples", he told me in a letter left in my
Wishing and Hoping
I've been spending a lot of time looking at this scene lately. Just standing still for minutes at a time staring into what is quickly becoming known as The Abyss. Staring and thinking. Thinking Community Plot Update (May 18, 2008)
This was going to be a much better post wherein I was going to tell you all about the goings-on in my little community garden plot, however I started writing it ten days ago and then.... well... clearly that ball was dropped. But I didn't want to
Making More Mint
Mint has got to be one of the easiest plants to grow. Just plop it into some reasonably rich soil in a reasonably sunny spot and watch it take over. Evidence of its opportunistic habit probably CBC News at Six
The CBC News at Six sent over videographer Michael Dick this morning to shoot a segment on the rising trend in growing food gardens on roof tops for what I believe is tonight's news. I guess I should have asked.
Chaos on the Roof: A Before
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This is what the roof looked like last Friday shortly after we had commenced project The Best and Most Ass Kicking the Roof Garden Has Ever Been, EVER 2008. Project The Best and Most Ass Kicking the Roof Garden Has Ever Been, EVER 2008
While the street garden and the community garden plot are both merrily on their way the roof is a disaster. I started an assortment of edibles a while back amidst the chaos with the intent of FYI - New Category
I recently added a new category, "Gayla's Gardens" to the site archive. I'm sorry about the title, I know it's lame. Just reading that back makes me think it should be displayed in READ MORE...Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
The garlic mustard population is really getting out-of-hand at the community garden this year. I've discovered loads of it in unused areas of disturbed, lousy soil and it is expanding rapidly into the edges around plot beds. Having Discovered a Thirteenth…
Right. So. Yet another reason why I can not grow edibles in the Guerilla / Street Garden.
The other night we stepped outside for a walk to discover a giant patch of bright blue paint slapped
