Hard Frost

Daylight Savings Time ended, the juncos showed up, and now we’ve had a week of hard frosts overnight and mostly twenty-degree days. I guess it’s time to admit winter has started. There was even a white rime on the ground this morning, but no way was I going outside to get a picture. You’ll have […]

Still Harvesting

The collards on the hillside were looking a bit clumpy and wilted, and there was a dusting of frost here and there. Oh noes! Were the tomatoes too optimistic?

Competing for Greens

Today, I figured I would harvest some collard greens before the plants get too humongous, and some critters decided they doesn’t want to wait for them to cook. So impatient. A batch of greens is worth the wait, holes and all. And no, there was no additional protein on the leaves. Whatever they were, they […]