Project Green Thumbs: Tips, tricks and warnings for growing tomatoes
Want glorious tomatoes like mine? Try these tips and tricks learned from four years of failure. “One tomato. I will now consider …
Project Green Thumbs: Front yard veggie gardening
Can you spot the edibles? Hidden in the landscaping are basil, cilantro, oregano, watermelon, squash and tomato plants. What do veggie gardens …
Project Green Thumbs: It’s not too late to start your veggie garden!
Confession: I gave serious consideration to planting only tomatoes and basil this year. Why waste time on the other stuff when all I …
Thursday 13: Mid-Spring snapshot(s)
Life post-dissertation has been strange and glorious. I’m finishing up revisions, applying for jobs, and reconnecting with my usual Spring pursuits–organizing, gardening, …
Thursday 13: Project Green Thumbs Season 5 to-dos
It all started with the desire for home grown tomatoes. Somehow, that little goal morphed into a full veggie patch and a …
Thursday 13: Life in pictures
Hello! In case you wonder, despite being deep inside dissertation land, I am, in fact, alive. Barely, thank you sleep deprivation and …
Happy New Year! (On planting wishes and setting goals)
What my Spring should bring–“Private eyes” tulips. Photo credit. Today I planted 50 wishes. Well, tulips, actually. On this chilly but bright …
The Daily Pixel: Ending the year at home
Is it just me or do these weekday holidays confuse anyone else? I have no idea the day or date. The off …
The Daily Pixel: A week of “Fall”
This morning I submitted my first academic job application. (Ah!) I add the notation “academic” because my historical experience applying for jobs …
Project Green Thumbs: The number one rule of gardening
A young girl rolled along on a 10-speed, her honey-wheat ponytail trailing. She flashed a bright grin in my direction, waving and …