Back plot
What grew, what didn't, and what the slugs thought of it.
Garlic in October
September 29, 2026
Planted the cloves from the market, not the ones from the seed catalog. Next summer will tell if that was cheap or clever.
September 10, 2026
The compost pile
It works when it is wet and does nothing when it is dry. Grass clippings in thin layers, never a heap.
August 12, 2026
The bean frame
Bamboo and string held up until the first real wind. Rebuilt it lower, which the beans did not seem to mind.
Tomatoes
July 27, 2026
Planted late and staked badly. They still gave more than the two of us could eat, and the neighbors took the rest.
Seed packets
July 10, 2026
Half the packets in the drawer are older than the drawer. A germination test on a wet towel sorted out which ones still count.