Posts Tagged ‘ gardening ’

First Radish Harvest

May 16, 2022

Urban Jungle

August 5, 2015

Things are proceeding well on The Veranda.  Tomatoes are growing on every plant and there are herbs abound, but some have bolted (just how does one keep up with pruning oregano flowers).  And while the squirrels are still a nuisance, I no longer live in fear of the imminent destruction of all my hard work.  One thing […]


The Veranda: 2015

June 15, 2015

Sooo, I’ve gone a little nuts on The Veranda this season.  I’ve implemented some anti-squirrel tactics (read chicken-wire fortress), which is still in the works, but I’m feeling very hopeful that I WILL WIN this year.  My mother was even kind enough to send me a bag of dog hair in the mail to place around the […]


Better Luck Next Year!

October 8, 2014

A little bit about my lost battle with the demon squirrels of Brooklyn. First, here are some photos of the tomato devastation: There were MANY other half-eaten tomatoes just lying around here and there too, however, they were never left and forgotten.  The squirrel ALWAYS came back and finished them. In this photo, you can see […]


Blistered Shishito Peppers

August 15, 2014

The most successful vegetable plants from my garden on The Veranda were the shishito pepper plants.  I always tried to pick them before they turned red and spicy, but even when I missed a few, they were not particularly hot or tough. To make this delicious and healthy snack, I just preheated a cast-iron skillet on medium-high heat, […]


It’s That Time of Year Again!

September 30, 2013

Listen up, peeps!  It has been two years since I experienced the first bloom on my Night-Blooming Cereus plant (yes it is an experience).  Last year I had several more on the same plant (the 3rd propogation from my first plant), and a few on my original plant (propogated from the plant of a great friend’s […]


It Happened Last Friday Night…

September 26, 2011

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and the Growing Continues…

September 23, 2011

    


Five Years in the Making…

September 15, 2011

The arrival of this long-anticipated bud on my Night Blooming Cereus plant is so exciting to me (probably not you) that I HAD to share.  A little over five years ago, I was given a cutting of a Night Blooming Cereus plant from a good friend’s father.  The thing about this plant is that it […]


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