Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 40 of 52   Yesterday I spent about 8 hours in the garden trimming hedges, pulling up spent tomato plants and basically cleaning up the garden beds. It looks pretty bare out there now, but hopefully I’ll be able to get a few more fall vegetables planted before it’s Read More >>

Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 39 of 52 We’ve been experiencing some cold and soggy weather here in Western Washington the past few days and I’ve been lazy and haven’t done too much gardening in the last 72 hours. We’ve been harvesting Bok Choy over the last 2 weeks and now it’s starting to Read More >>

Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 38 of 52 You can totally tell things are winding down in the backyard garden. When I let the chickens out in the mornings there is a bit of chill in the air. I think I might have to double up on the long sleeved black t-shirts here pretty Read More >>

Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 37 of 52 I recently pulled up the beans and discarded all but two of the zucchini plants we had growing along the fence. Last year I was able to grow oodles of zucchini and other squash, but this year, not so much. I’m not sure if it was Read More >>

Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 36 of 52 Even though the weather here in Western Washington has been a little wonky lately {rain one day, sunny skies the next} everything in the garden seems to be growing as it should. Every year about this time the zucchini and cucumbers start to fade out and the Read More >>