2 posts tagged “seasons”

Tonight I waged my first battle against the aphids in my herb box. 

Yesterday, I concocted the "smellerific citrus spray" from my "You Grow Girl" gen-X growing guide (click here for recipe).  I added some dried lavender, fresh thyme and Dr. Bonner's lavender castille soap. 

After letting it soak overnight, I sprayed a full bottle on my parsley, sage, thyme and rosemary.  I did not have the patience to do a test on the plants – I am crossing my fingers that this will do them no harm.  The rains start again tomorrow, and I want to take care of the terrible pests before that!

Sunny new year's day.  Beautiful day for gardening.

Strawberries are holding up alright.  Need to get them some nitrogen and plastic mulch.

The snow peas, sadly, are suffering from some sort of wilt.  Worse, they start from where the stalk shoots up from the soil.  The rest of the plant looks so good though, even flowering at the top.  So I just picked off the wilted leaves, and hope for the best.  I think it's powdery mildew, from all the rains.

Weeds have carpeted the entire yard.  Got to get to them before they go to seed.  I guess there's no short cut if we're not looking to use chemicals.  Zen weeding ahead.

The rose bush needs pruning.  That's an understatement.  It needs a makeover.  Tried my hand at it, but not quite sure what to do.  The olive tree too is quite overgrown, but at least it looks presentable.  Will probably have to get at least a consultation from the gardener we met at Sloat. 
 
The parsley is flourishing in the herb box.  A wonder, since it's also completely overtaken by aphids.  The two sages aren't doing too hot, with holes starting to appear on their leaves.  The three thymes are doing splendidly, the lemon one being the only one that is a little thin.

Also did some cleaning: hosed down the tools, washed the gloves in the washing machine.