Author Archives: Ms. A_

Spinach Round Two and Fortex Found

C’s Bamboo Bean Trellis

I harvested the spinach that C planted in early May (it was ready to bolt) and replaced it with a summer-lovin’ (“…had me a bla-a-a-ast…”) strain from New Zealand, “Correnta Hybrid” (Territorial Seed). This is our first attempt growing this type of spinach. It doesn’t *quite* get full sun, as it [...]

byCycle Online Trip Planner

I’ve often thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if there was a MapQuest for bike routes?” Turns out there is! I came across this link to the byCycle Trip Planner on the Sellwood Cycle Repair website. The Planner is still very much under development, but I have great hopes for this tool. As of now, it [...]

Late Spring Plantings

C and I were inspired last weekend by the unseasonably summery weather and planted a raft of summer vegetable and herb starts:

Early Cascade Tomato
Black Krim Tomato
Yellow Currant Tomato
Yellow Crookneck
Zucchini
Black Beauty Eggplant
“Asian” Eggplant (I forget the name, darnit)
Spicy Veronese Basil
Sweet Genoa Basil
French Thyme

We have had no luck finding seeds for the slender french/filet pole beans that [...]