Monthly Archives: December 2019

This lettuce was planted the same time as our first radishes, and it doesn’t look happy. Apparently that’s not a surprise: The tricky thing about growing salad greens is that they are cool-weather crops. Lettuce seeds germinate best at 70 … Continue reading →

We had some radishes last night. The biggest one had plenty of space around it to grow, the others were a bit crowded but still tasted great. If anything I liked them better because they were more mild than the … Continue reading →

I keep asking Andy how cold it got in the greenhouse last night. I’m curious because we’re not supplying any heat except from the sun and from what the heat-storing wall might radiate. He always says, We’ll have to wait … Continue reading →

Torben took the pups to see Santa last week and Kaitlin sent this photo. She says they were very well behaved, waiting calmly even though the other pups were barking, fighting, making messes, refusing to sit with Santa, etc. When … Continue reading →

Andy took this picture to show Kaitlin the extent of our defensible space (trees and bushes cut down for fire protection). It shows up nicely in the snow. Here’s a zoomed version, unfortunately a cloud cast a shadow over our … Continue reading →

I was tickled when Andy carefully cut the radish in half lengthwise Saturday evening. His mother had trained him well — when she gave him and his sister a goodie to share when they were kids, the rule was one … Continue reading →

We did get a radish in spite of the heat. I love being wrong. December 15, 2019

The Wall Street Journal is very expensive, but Andy reads the print version every day so we renewed for two more years. There was a bit of a price break for renewing for two years instead of one. We thought … Continue reading →

For me it’s not binge watching, it’s solving puzzles. Do you ever say just one more? December 13, 2019

Does anyone recognize what these sprouts are? They’re corn! Andy planted them a couple of weeks ago and they’ve actually come up. We don’t expect them to do very well, but it’s a fun thing to try. The little stake … Continue reading →