Garden Research, aka, ‘Honeymoon #1,’ at McMenamins Edgefield

Eric and I decided to take a much-needed weekend away, it being our first week as husband and wife, and all. We rode our bikes to Troutdale/Edgefield for a night of planning for our future, reading/catch-up, exercise, quality time, and soaking at night (too hot during the day). I savored the opportunity to explore the…

Ollas

Last year’s gardening was stressed bc no matter how much I watered, it was never enough and the plants suffered. I checked out drip irrigation systems this spring, but every system I looked at was either unattractive or over complicated for my small plot. Wanted to keep things simple, with an eye on permaculture, I…