Author Archives: jkmcintyre

Wet Spring, Wet Summer?

Posted on July 1, 2010 by jkmcintyre

It has been anomalously wet this spring. 22 days with rain in April, 21 in May, 15 in June. That’s about a week more rain each month than last year. I have watered the garden just once this spring. I … Continue reading →

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Control Plots for Ollas

Posted on May 30, 2010 by jkmcintyre

They won’t be perfect. I planted the control plot of potatoes one month later than the olla plot. And the control cucumbers were inside the house for an extra week, where they got a head start on flowering. It won’t … Continue reading →

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Ants Continued

Posted on May 26, 2010 by jkmcintyre


Mid-girdle above, full girdle below


It’s funny what people think they know about ants. I went to my local Farmer’s Market where there is a booth staffed by master gardeners. I wanted to see if they’d have suggestions Continue reading →

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Ants on my Plants

Posted on May 17, 2010 by jkmcintyre


Literally. It’s hard to see here, but each wee kale stem is crawling with ants, from about 1″ to down into the soil. The kale are wilting (though not very quickly), and the ants keep marching on – they’ve moved over to the next row of kale. Continue reading →

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