Category Archives: vegetables

My fence is having an erection

Posted on July 30, 2009 by jkmcintyre

… or maybe my cucumber plant is just happy to see me?


Gardening isn’t often funny, so I couldn’t pass this up. Continue reading →

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36C in Seattle – really.

Posted on July 29, 2009 by jkmcintyre

Damn it’s hot. Loving the heat pump that keeps our main room 76F. I’m actually loving the heat – it reminds me of other places I have loved – Ontario & Argentina – in the heat of summer. The smell … Continue reading →

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The Garden Gargantuan

Posted on June 24, 2009 by jkmcintyre

OK, no stories cause there’s too much going on. Instead, photo overview of happenings ’round the homestead. Click on each photo to see it enlarged.

Cherries!!! Another few weeks and they’ll be ripe – but I’m snacking on them already.

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Spring in Seattle!

Posted on March 23, 2009 by jkmcintyre


It no longer freezes at night, buds are swelling on our trees, and our chicken Baracka wants to mate. Spring has arrived. For my part, I frantically plant seeds that my books tell me I could have planted last month, some outdoors, some in. Two weeks ago I planted tomato seeds from 2008 in egg cartons in the kitchen windows. I also started other longer season crops like onions, peppers, and eggplant (yes, I may be dreaming). Continue reading →

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