September 2021 – Becoming A Gardener

Replanting and Expanding Nate’s Forest

As I alluded to in my Apple Fest post, we planted some trees last weekend.

Nate has many trees that he’s grown from seeds he has collected in pots on his balcony. His balcony is getting a bit full.

The Inaugural Apple Fest

This past weekend, Nate and I celebrated the first of a new holiday we are calling “Apple Fest!”

Last week, I was pondering what to do with all the apples I had slowly rotting in bowls in the kitchen. I had come up with a number of interesting recipes that were not apple sauce. I brought all of those apples to Seattle, and thus, was born Apple Fest.

Garden Log 2021: Week 22

See Week 21: here

Time to Save Tomato Seeds Again

I’ve had such good success with saving tomato seeds in years past, I’d be remiss not to continue the tradition. I picked some of my favorite tomatoes from the garden this year from which to save seeds.

Foliage Friday: Chinese Fringe Flower Again!

Does anyone remember this crazy bush from Palo Alto?

With these pom-pom like flowers?

Happy Fall! Now To Do With All These Apples….

Yesterday was the Autumn Equinox. It’s officially fall!

Preparing to Bring Houseplants Back Inside

It’s that time of year again. The nights are getting cooler here in Portland. We’re dipping down into the high 40s occasionally, so I think it’s time to think about bringing my citrus and other houseplants I had put out on the porch for summer back inside for the winter.

Garden Log 2021: Week 21

See Week 20: here

We got a ton of rain this weekend. It’s officially fall here!

It’s hard to tell from this picture, but there is a tiny pea pod forming on this very small pea plant.

Root Pruning (or Slowly Killing) the Strawberry Tree

There is a strawberry tree planted in the front yard that (in my opinion) needs to move. The strawberry tree fruit are not very tasty, and this tree is taking up valuable real estate in the relatively sunny front yard, and it’s planted kind of awkwardly in the yard and is going to (very soon) be much too big for the space.

So it needs to go.

Foliage Friday: Caper Spurge

Today’s Foilage Friday is another weed in our yard that I didn’t have a name for until now.