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The Relentless Urban Rabbits

This has not been a good summer for vegetable gardening…it’s bad enough that there has been a low yield with all the rain and lack of heat and sun, but what has been growing has been slowly and consistently chewed away by rabbits. I recently posted on the subject of the explosion of urban rabbitsContinue reading “The Relentless Urban Rabbits”

Orange Cucumbers

For about a month now I’ve been wondering what the hell these were hanging off the cucumber vines in my garden. When I googled orange cucumber I found that there are/were multitudes wondering the same thing. It also seems that most, like me, thought they were planting pickling cucumbers. As it turns out (from theContinue reading “Orange Cucumbers”

Zucchini On Steroids

Yup…I’m still trying to eat my way through the giant zucchini…look at the size of that thing, it’s as wide as my refrigerator (though I do have an apartment sized refrigerator…still, it’s gotta be 18″ long at least half that in diameter). Anyhow, here’s a pic of the zucchini, pepper, and tomato omelet I hadContinue reading “Zucchini On Steroids”

Ratatouille and Pasta (sans aubergine)

My gardens are not doing that well this year…partly because of the crazy wet summer we’ve had, but also because of my lack of weeding and trimming (not to mention what the rabbits and slugs have pilfered)…it really is out of control. At any rate, I am finally starting to get a few things, andContinue reading “Ratatouille and Pasta (sans aubergine)”

Urban Rabbits

I planted six broccoli plants this year….four of them were doing exceptionally well. I use the past tense, were, because this is all that remains of them. A couple days ago these leafy plants were about two feet wide but this is all that’s left…stumps. It seems like rabbits are everywhere in the city thisContinue reading “Urban Rabbits”

First Bite

Because of all the rain this year my garden(s) are suffering…things are stilted and running late. By this time of the year my tomato plants are usually overflowing with crimson orbs…at present I have only two…well, one now. Plenty of green tomatoes, but only two (nearly) ripe ones. Anyhow, as is my tradition, I pluckedContinue reading “First Bite”

Savage Victory Garden

It’s early July and my vegetable garden has already become pretty wild…almost feral (despite our somewhat gloomy and overcast summer thus far). Every year I tell myself that I will weed better and not plant so close (they look so tiny when I put them in the ground)…and every year it becomes something past myContinue reading “Savage Victory Garden”

First Steps

We’ll, it’s that time of year again…time to start working on the vegetable garden. I love my little house and I love the beautiful neighborhood in which I live, but I have to admit if there were one thing I could change it would be to a larger plot of land. When I say IContinue reading “First Steps”

Signs of Renewal

Chives and garlic…these are always the first to emerge; to me it’s the first real sign of spring. And it amazes me, it really does. I’ve mentioned in previous posts about the harshness of this past winter (I don’t mean to keep harping on it, but it really was cold and snowy…even by Buffalo standards)Continue reading “Signs of Renewal”

Anticipation

Well…it’s that time of the year again. Time to start thinking about the vegetable garden. One of the best ways (I think) to live simply in the city, and be in touch with nature, is to grow vegetables. It is so easy…and an on going experiment for me. Because I have such a small cityContinue reading “Anticipation”