Sow: mulch better
Sorry, folks. I know I’ve been MIA for much longer than normal. My feeble excuse is work’s been pretty intense and snuck away to the Great White North for a much needed girls’ weekend with two of my...
View ArticleSo: great house
Pretty in pink (photo by Trish at Three Dog Bakery Plano) As you can guess by the big smile on Gidget’s face, she’s pretty happy that Bruce bought her a puffy coat last weekend in preparation for the...
View ArticleSo: welcome back
Hello! I am officially starting my 2014 today. I realize that it’s March. So far there’s nothing about 2014 that’s been a normal year. Sad things have happened (will get into that another post). Things...
View ArticleSow: here comes the sun
Final carrot harvest. While these are super cute, carrots are another vegetable that I’m buying from the store. Finally, a weekend filled with lots of things that I like best (and some housecleaning)....
View ArticleSo: 3-day Guinness celebration
Let Guinness eat cake — it’s his birthday! (WARNING: this post is pretty much all gratuitous dog photos with a little bit of garden and DIY commentary thrown in just for good measure. If you’re not a...
View ArticleSow: new growth
herbs!Now that I’m an avid (perhaps even extreme) urban food grower, I love March because it means that it’s time to get the spring seeds and transplants in the ground—and it’s time for me to spend...
View ArticleSow: spring 2014 update
There’s something so amazingly satisfying about popping out the back door right off the kitchen and picking a super gourmet salad right out of your yard. So far in spring 2014, the things you’d want in...
View ArticleSow: voluntold
In the gardening world, there are plants known as “volunteers.” These sneaky little devils are not planted by human hand. They just show up and take root. They could be “planted” by the wind, dropped...
View ArticleSow: perfection is overrated
When we first started the Mortroski Midcentury Urban Farm, I thought that I had to do everything just right or my garden wouldn’t grow. I tried to mix up the soil and compost just so. I tried to line...
View ArticleSow: tree rat vendetta
This is not an ode to the cute, furry and omnipresent squirrel in all its varying colors (ours in North Texas are gray, by the way). If you want that, you’d better go right now to Evil Squirrel’s Nest...
View ArticleSow: being realistic
Yesterday I learned what I was NOT going to do in 2013. You see, I went to a seed starting class at North Haven Gardens, a local independent nursery that is committed to educating their customers. I...
View ArticleSow: education & expansion
Despite having a cold and the weather being gray and kind of misty, I had an action-packed Mortroski Midcentury Urban Farm weekend. Saturday afternoon, Bruce and I attended Terrific Tomatoes — a...
View ArticleSow: spring garden phase 1
Today I was literally outside from sun up to just before sundown. Today was Presidents’ Day in the U.S. and for some reason, my agency had it off for the second year in a row. (Hey, I’m not...
View ArticleSow: happy hour
After work today, Bruce and I went to a happy hour at North Haven Gardens, our favorite garden center. Yes, happy hour. Yes, the kind with snacks and wine. And tons of plants. We were surprised to see...
View ArticleSow: owl water
Besides the 3G Network, many animals inhabit the Urban Farm at some point during the day or night. We have squirrels, birds from hummingbirds to grackles, and the occasional possum (though I think...
View ArticleSow: Eco-lutionary
I don’t ask much of you (beyond reading). Please watch this awesome TED Talk by Ron Finley so you’ll understand why I’m so fired up*: I agree with Ron that we need to make gardening sexy. Not just for...
View ArticleSow: bloom
This photo doesn’t do the daffodils justice, unfortunately. My poor phone’s flash didn’t light up the darkness very well, did it? Still, it gives you the idea that they are finally blooming after...
View ArticleSow: crop update
This morning’s watering and romp around the garden with the squirrel hunting posse of labradorian descent gave me lots to think about. As our days are getting longer and warmer, some of the fall stuff...
View ArticleSow: brussels sprouts
I think I mentioned that I accidentally grew purple brussels sprouts this winter. I should have been paying closer attention while plant shopping and read the plant descriptions instead of just...
View ArticleSow: spring fever
Although it’s a bit gloomy-gray out, when George and I went out to pick lunch this morning by headlamp, I knew that I would have a hard time being inside today. So much so that, even though I had time...
View ArticleSow/So: 100th post
Well, folks, my little writing experiment for 2013 has gone fairly well. I have written every day as I promised myself. And I’m definitely grabbing 2013 by the horns (perhaps 2013 is a longhorn) and...
View ArticleSow: Earth Day delay
Have to say that after being gone from home for a week, I’m craving digging in the dirt, picking stuff, seeing baby fruits, buds and flowers, watching for new seedlings. As much as I love living out of...
View Articlesow: composted
Going away on an extended business trip for a week meant that my birthday composter got an extra large helping of partially decomposing stuff this morning and multiple spin cycles. (So happy Earth Week...
View ArticleSo: a break + photos
So, you haven’t heard from me for a few days. Unfortunately life has a funny way of filling up all of my writing spaces when I skip a day. Or maybe subconsciously I wanted a May 2-4 weekend (aka...
View ArticleSow: purple bean dreams
It’s only Thursday. I’ve wanted it to be Friday for three days now. Is that bad? First of all, I’m not discontented, just really tired. Our lovely stormy weather, lots of physical labor, moving at...
View ArticleSow: friendly harvest
Today’s weather has been very ominous, but no rain at the office during work today. Hopefully at home, we got some free plant water this afternoon—there was a 30% chance, but that’s turning to 70%...
View Articlesow: dirty gardener
Guilty as charged! It was a fantastic Labor Day long weekend for getting stuff done—with plenty of time for relaxing. Although I slept in for the first time in eons, I spent most of Monday afternoon...
View ArticleSow: seed signage
Must be something in the air. Or maybe it’s because I don’t have any kids that are in a Texas high school and need me to make a homecoming mum. You really must watch this video to understand this...
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