All things gardening related
We are taught so many things about gardening before we ever begin. Commercially, gardens are described as a piece of ground – a thing to be used, made to do what we want. They should be nice to look at, and produce flowers or food, a lawn…another collection of “stuff”. It means cultivating, or breaking […]
Re-Schooling the Gardener Read More »
At first glance, my garden is not pretty. Randomly spaced, gawky-looking clumps of weeds surround and even occupy most of my vegetable beds. Some have flowers, but most are nondescript bunches of leaves or clumps of grass. It’s a scraggly, raggedy, overgrown and messy looking place. Why am I not pulling the weeds and cleaning
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Who wants to dig and turn rock-hard soil? Not me! If you have actual land to plant things in, this method will save you a lot of work. Our yard had horrible impacted soil, mostly rocks about 6 inches down, and was covered in all kinds of weeds. All we could do was have it
Getting Started with a No-Dig Garden Read More »
The most important thing I grow in my garden is soil. I enjoy growing beautiful produce, bright colored flowers, and lush green herbs, but I know that the most important thing I can do is be a good soil farmer. Goochside Gardens began in the summer of 2022, with a few humble plastic containers of
We don’t have real weather. The Pacific Northwest Coast has two seasons. There is the “grey” season, and the “sun-is-too-bright” season. Neither involves any real weather. A simple thunder storm makes us stop and gaze at the sky in awe. The slightest dusting of snow causes schools to start late, since nobody knows how to
The Straw in the Snow Read More »