Tales from Easement Acres
Back in December when I threw random seeds into peat pots to see what would grow, a pepper plant did especially well. It was a random choice, of the seed vault. It was a Chocolate Habanero. You can see it in my March post. I had no idea what this pepper was, but my sister …
With the August Xbox Live Gold freebies came Red Faction: Armageddon. It sounded ominous, and a welcome break from the crap arcade games that keep popping up. Everyone likes some mindless shooting, after all. But unfortunately my time with the game was brief, and while I admit that it’s rather unfair to critique a game …
I was picking tomatoes, as I’ve been know to do, and recoiled at this unpleasant sight: It looks like it had an aborted twin. Yuck. Naturally, I took to the Internet for information. Unfortunately, the seconds I spent on this avenue of research did not yield any scientific articles on this phenomenon (Google thought I …
This is the Year of the Cucumber. And because of this bonanza, I needed to do something with all the extras. One family can only eat so much cucumber salad, after all. So I thought I’d try making pickles, as I so predicted I would. Know thyself, I guess. Anyway, off to the Internet! Unfortunately, …
I’m understanding more and more the appeal of hydroponics. I could grow vegetables in a controlled environment, maximizing yield while minimizing space, all the while eliminating pest problems. I realize of course that this is an overly-simplified view of gardening, but frustrations lead me to consider it. This, The Year of the Garden, has me …