Now that the fence is built, I walk right by it most weeks. But, do not take for granted a well built rabbit fence! I decided to pause a...

Our first batch of lavender seeds didn't take. Too moist. We couldn't find any local lavender plants or plugs or seeds, so we looked at...

I don't understand mushrooms at all. They seem mysterious and magical. Here two popped up in the tomato row in August. Maybe there is...

We planted lanterns peppers, cayenne peppers, serrano peppers, and poblano peppers. And they all were very productive, so we got a ton...

I am very happy to show you this photo from last month, when the trellis wires were starting to sag. The weight of the tomatoes pulls...

We planted some of the Huacatay mint in the ground and it's sending up little babies, spreading a bit. It's a marigold-type of plant, so...

I was weeding and thinking. I was thinking about boundaries. Where do we draw the line? A weed outside of the garden fence is ignored. ...

The deer found the young green leaves of our thornless blackberry bushes we planted this May so we are trying to keep them out by...

Ahhhh... the compost pile! We use the tractor to turn it. I can't imagine making more than small bits of compost without the tractor. ...

This photo is from a few weeks ago. I'm winding the top of the tomato plant around the twine so it climbs up. We are making a wall of...

A tray of cayenne peppers, and one sweet pepper. We could leave these out until they get red, or let them turn red off the plant. ...

This farm blog is turning to the edge of the garden for this post to observe a small master craftsman's work. This little bird decided...

I think of this tractor as small and cute. The bucket holds about 3 wheelbarrows of dirt. And when I ask this tractor to move some tree...

Ah, this is from about a month ago when I took a moment to step back and admire the whole upper garden! How nice it looks! Ok, yes, I do...

This is a small black locus tree. We found many tall straight ones that were about 3" in diameter for much of their trunks and we cut...

This plum tomato gets the prize for being ready first! This picture is from a week or two ago, I don't even remember when. I got...

The weeds are growing vigorously this time of year and I'm happy to say that we planed many of our rows with organic paper mulch in an...

This Genovese basil is for pesto. I guess you could use it for other things, but pesto is our favorite by far. We have been harvesting...

We planted Tulsi basil specifically for brewing. Tulsi is primarily used for tea. You harvest the flowers. The flavor when they are...

Our onions are pushing up out of the ground. Some have greens that are falling over. These are the ones we pull as they will likely not...