Our garden in Ann Arbor, Michigan is doing quite well. So far we’ve collected 150-200 garlic scapes, which means that potentially we will have a lot of garlic this year. Herbs are doing well – cilantro has started flowering, parsley is turning into a small bush. Chives, rosemary, dill and thyme are all waiting forContinue reading “How does your garden grow?”
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The garden – June, 2026
Yesterday we had some rain late in the day, which was really good for the garden, which is doing quite well after being neglected for almost three weeks in May. The bed with zucchini and my figs. All of our bed had flowers as well as vegetables. The bed bordered by mint (which we cookContinue reading “The garden – June, 2026”
Urban gardeners
Last week, before we headed north to Whitefish Point and after we were no longer feeling the effects of having the flu we started working on our garden. The first thing that we did was start harvesting garlic. The heads come out of the ground, get trimmed and then are woven into an old babyContinue reading “Urban gardeners”
A garden and some skeletons
Sadly, the garden is done for the year, with the exception of herbs. Each garden got a layer of composted cow manure, then composted soil from our bins at the back fence. I am always amazed at the amount of soil that we get from composting non-weed garden waste and kitchen scraps. We must getContinue reading “A garden and some skeletons”
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