As most of you know by now, I planted two varieties of popcorn this year. The first, a miniature blue, was planted on the 12th of September, while the strawberry mini wasn’t planted until over a month later. This meant that I was ready to harvest the Miniature Blue popcorn long before the strawberry. I picked my […]
I’m quite behind when it comes to blog posts- there always seems to be something to plant, or harvest, or weed. All of which, in the moment, are more important than writing about it. However, what that means is that I actually finished harvesting the popcorn this week. I want to tell you all about it, […]
This year we’ve had a bit of a pest problem in our home garden. It’s not uncommon for a new garden: the bug populations are often out of balance until the predators breed up. Of course, usually these problems are ‘fixed’ with sprays, or traps. We grow organically, so that rules out most sprays immediately. […]