Category Archives: Gardening

Since I was writing about the leaf miners (see last post) I thought I might as well post an overview update. The garden continues to grow well. It’s early and overcast this morning. The two largest chard & sunflower plants continue to get bigger but the others are growing as well. Next door the Siletz […]

We have some leaf miners on the chard. I’m learning more all the time. I noticed these odd tracks on the leaves – obviously some sort of insect damage. There were also some white eggs in little groups on the underside. I hadn’t looked up the culprit yet but removed the damaged leaves and discarded […]

I removed what was left of the spinach and arugula today. Both had gone to seed already while not producing much. I replanted more Tom thumb lettuce since that’s done so well. I’ve also started more basil and oregano seeds in the seed starter – I still hope to have a better herb crop.

The squirrels attacked the herb box again the other day. Dug up a few of the plants. Made a mess. I don’t have a picture to post – batteries are out in the camera.

Hard to believe the month is alreading ending. With the recent warm weather the porch garden continues to grow. The garden is doing well. Many of the plants are really taking off over the last couple weeks. The swiss chard continues to grow very well. I’ve transplanted some more plants into the box. The sunflower […]

It is hard to believe two weeks have passed since the last time I posted a porch garden overview. The clouds and rain let up a little today. I took advantage of the nice weather to spend some time with the plants. This is how it looks now. The Swiss Chard and Teddy bear sunflower […]