Category Archives: Garden

Hops

Woulda look at all those hops?! I planted a vine in our backyard two years ago, and this year we got a decent harvest. I made a batch of lager with it last night—my first wet hopping experience (when fresh … Continue reading

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The Mothership

We’ve come to call the giant rosebush in our side yard The Mothership. It’s friggin’ huge. It just started blooming today. The bees are going C-R-A-Z-Y.

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Borago officinalis, and Other Garden Time Treats

Our garden is growing. Our lettuce is lettuce-ing, our broccoli is broccoling and our cabbage is cabbaging. The seeding, sprouting and planting of indoor-started vegetables is fun, but the most exciting moment for me is right about now, right when … Continue reading

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