Her name is “Rohini.” I'm not too sure about the spelling. I never asked. I think she's in the neighborhood of four years old, a…
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The hay harvest this season was too late and frantic thanks to the abundant rains. It caught me with my pants down, as they say.…
The cherries were ripening in what seemed to be the first warm days of the season, the bings and those yellow-red blush ones mostly for…
The hay fever kicked in this year before I started mowing hay, the lateness mostly due to the rains. They originally said we were supposed…
Some gardening friends have been enjoying sugarsnap peas for several weeks, they say. They planted the peas in October. I planted peas in April and…
The soils dried up enough last week that we could work a few spots and spread manure on others, while some land was still sporting…
The watermelon seeds finally showed up on Thursday, after a month of waiting and harassing the people in the office at United Genetics, or whatever…
As far back as I can remember, birthdays have always spelled trouble for me. The minute I ever woke up I started misbehaving. These days…
In less than a decade residing in Anderson Valley I've seen hens, lambs, pigs, and calves springing up in backyards like weeds. We are now…
According to the people who think the moon has some effect on the best time to put in seeds or do transplants, this last week…
I was planning to plant peas Sunday morning. The moon was nearly full and therefore it should be a good time to put seeds in…