Poor Nate has been trying to fix two broken gas lawn mowers for weeks. We inherited them and hoped we could save some money by fixing one up. Unfortunately it wasn’t that easy and at some point you have to realize the cost of a new mower out ways the time and energy fixing up [...]
Category > Gardening
Tomato, Okra and Chard – Oh my!
All spring, my goal was to get my veg garden in. It was my #1 priority. I first got rid of all the plants, weeds and rocks. Nate was a dear and helped my clear it all out. I drew out my plan – three long beds with mulched space between. Then I double dug [...]
A full weekend
My main goal was to transplant as many bulbs from the front and back garden as I could since we will be rototilling up most of the backyard and the side yard. I started with the irises along the back of the house and side yard. They were all moved to the bed next to [...]
AZ and the Hydrangea
My task on Sunday was to transplant our hydrangeas from the front yard to the back. I only was able to dig out one. The other two at roots the size of my arm. I wanted to do a little more research before I try to remove them. I may just have to do a [...]
A Precision Measuring Device
Look at what came in the mail today? A sunlight calculator – yep it’s going to measure how much sun I get in my future veg garden so I can stop worrying about whether I can have plentiful crops this year. Can wait to get the experiment up and running tomorrow morning next week when [...]
Another rainy day
Sacramento has had a string of storms the last few weeks. It has introduced us to a few leaks in the roof. and showed us our soggy patches around the yard.
Beautiful Housewarming Gift
My uncle and aunt brought me the most beautiful orchid as a housewarming gift! I can’t wait to find a flower pot for it and put it on the back porch!
Uprooting the camellias
This Saturday, the weather forecast was 104°. Sanding the remaining fascia boards would just have to wait for a cooler day. Instead, Nate and I decided to focus on removing the bushes along the front of the house in preparation for the big paint job. I tied ribbons on all the plants that will be [...]
