EarthSky's meteor shower guide for 2010 | Astronomy Essentials | EarthSky

August 12th and August 13th: Ok, this year I will stay up to watch the meteor showers or I will get up really early. Of course that is if the fog has lifted in Lompoc.
EarthSky's meteor shower guide for 2010 | Astronomy Essentials | EarthSky

2010 Garden Update: I've replace all of the 4' x 4' boxes with new 4' x 8' boxes. Have a look and see how it's changed over the years.

Some garden picks on July 18th, 2008:

July 15 2008

Claudia Likes Variety

In the garden: tomatoes, lemon cucumbers, beets, jalapeno peppers, lettuce, yellow string beans, zucchini, swiss chard, rhubarb, eggplant, japanese eggplant, brussel sprouts,  collard greens, yellow squash, cucumbers, 7 different kinds of bell peppers, arugula, green onions, potatoes .  

In the green house: basil, cilantro, mint, curly leaf parsley, flat leaf parsley, water cress, broccoli,   cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant,  tomato tree, kohlrabi,  spaghetti squash, more bell peppers. 

These are pictures I took last week of the various 4 sq. ft plots and one picture of the compost box we have been doing for the past 3 years. I don't use pesticides or chemicals in the garden so you will notice holes in some of the plant leaves.

The Square Foot Gardner

Cabbage

Brocolli, spring peas, beets, cabbage, lettuce.

Brocolli

Inside the greenhouse Feb 10, 2008

February 4, 2008 - First fruits from the greenhouse - vine ripe cherry tomatoes!

It's winter crop time. We have beets and lettuce as well as cabbage. So far the cherry tomato plant is thriving. Here is a picture of the winter square foot garden. You can look around at some of the structures we use such as the back fence where there is a frame with string for bean climbing.