...repeatedly and with much growling My tomato seedlings (and my spinach seedlings)...which I sprouted from seed and carefully tended on a table here in front of the living room window...then took outside to harden off...then planted in the veggie garden plot...ARE DYING! Those fuckers are dropping faster than Bushes approval rating. SIGH! I'm not sure … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Bangs His Head Against The Wall
Tag: gardening
Mexican Jenny And The Naked Slip & Slide
...which got alot slipperier once we busted out the vegetable oil Well, my little chili dogs, your Uncle Doc is about half wasted due to a combination of working my ass off in the garden and then pounding down a 40 of beer. This post may not be as long or as coherent as I … Continue reading Mexican Jenny And The Naked Slip & Slide
The Astounding Adventures Of Dr. Tempest At The Earth’s Core
from the May 1895 issue More Doc Tempest steampunkery:) Doc Update Things go well here at Cross Central. Work for both Grace and I is...well, still work, so what can ya say? At least it brings in money. Healthwise, things are better now that we are both pretty much over our colds. I have a … Continue reading The Astounding Adventures Of Dr. Tempest At The Earth’s Core
The Horticultural Whore Spreads It Around
...compost, that is I headed up to my mom's house this morning. After a couple of hours of visiting, Mom gave me a bunch of plants from her garden. When I got home I went out and planted some of them and did a bunch of other gardening, including... transplanting some Irises (not the proper … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Spreads It Around
Fresno Freddy Makes The Big Score
...and he even got the girl, too. I resumed my walking routine last night with a brisk jaunt around our block. It comes out to seven tenths of a mile, which is a nice start for a guy who hasn't done any exercise walking in almost 6 months. No lasting aches or pains, so I'll … Continue reading Fresno Freddy Makes The Big Score
The Horticultural Whore Does The Happy Springtime Dance
...with extra frolicking! It has been sunny and in the low to mid 70's for the past couple of days and that trend seems to be what we can expect for at least the next week. This means that I've been out in the garden after work, yanking weeds. Holy Chocolate Dipped Cheerleaders, do I … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Does The Happy Springtime Dance
A Redhead Was On My Left And A Blonde Was On My Right
...and I didn't recognize the bedroom I was in Boy howdy, things are hitting a helluva a stride in the Kingdom Building Game. Empires are rising and (maybe) falling...monsters and strange creatures roam the land...war may be in the offing...and that's just among the PC kingdoms! I'm thinking that within the next couple of turn, … Continue reading A Redhead Was On My Left And A Blonde Was On My Right
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Guinness
...in which the Gryffendor's get drunk and rowdy and kick Slytherin ass Doc's Day 1: Huge brekky at Hometown Buffet with My Sweet Little Golden Spider Monkey Of Sweetness 2: Put in about 2 hours on map updates for the Kingdom Building Game 3: Grace and I went to see "V for Vendetta" and quite … Continue reading Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Guinness
The Horticultural Whore Goes To Seed
...as in spinach seed I was, among other things, in gardening mode today. I transplanted about two dozen seedlings (mostly tomato) into larger pots, then started about 35-40 heirloom variety spinach seeds. I'll start another 40 or so in a week or ten days. After that, I went out and gathered up some bits of … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Goes To Seed
Red Butterfly Attack Unit
...hmmm, sounds like an anime title Grace and I were a couple of busy beavers today. First, we hit a plant sale where I bought... 2 types of Aster 2 types of Sedum A blue flowered Salvia A Red Raspberry vine A really cool Ajuga with neon purple colors A dwarf Bamboo A Geranium After … Continue reading Red Butterfly Attack Unit
Crazy Hot Rock & Roll Daddy
...with a bad urge to boogie You're probably wondering why I called you all here. Well... Gaming Stuff I'm finding myself all taken up with the writing fever. Mostly, as usual, this writing is for personal use...BUT...it could have some potential for sale...SO...I'm not gonna say much about it...BUT...a few of you will be getting … Continue reading Crazy Hot Rock & Roll Daddy
Dinosaur Meatballs
...one brachiosaur will make about 250,000 of them. Serve with spaghetti. Doc's Day Update Worked about 4 hours total in the garden. Started digging up the stray and very invasive California Roses. Man, was that a mofo of a job. Gave my 5 huge lemongrass clumps a haircut, which was pretty easy and smelled great, … Continue reading Dinosaur Meatballs
The Horticultural Whore Dives In
...to digging the dirt First off, let me tell ya that one hour of hardass labor ion the garden is AT LEAST equal to walking 5 miles at a good clip. I did just over 2 hours of gardening today. I transplanted plants both large (a bigass Autumn Sage) and small (about 60 garlic plants...which … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Dives In
The Horticultural Whore Is Going Crazy
...and it's all the weather's fault I may be able to get some gardening done tomorrow, but after that there is a prediction of very cold fuckin' weather for the coming week. Cold as in down into the upper 20's a couple of nights. Time to mulch the spinach again. So anyway, I've got a … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Is Going Crazy
The Horticultural Whore Does Manhattan
...well, ok, I didn't do Manhattan What I did do was spend the time I SHOULD have been planting plants, searching for the buried water main control. It didn't help that I dug in the wrong spot for 20 minutes. Anyway, the spot is exposed, weather/dirtproofed and marked clearly in case I fuck up and … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Does Manhattan
Magical Misery Tour
...now with extra angst! Ok, kids, let's see how well Uncle Doc did on his Big List O' Chores.. 1: Clean both bathrooms. Get semi high off the chlorine fumes. Done! When Grace gets home, she will be thrilled. 2: Go outside and plant many plants. Well, yes and no. Planted Dianthus, Pansies and a … Continue reading Magical Misery Tour
The Kitty Cats Go To Mars
...to use the Great Face for a scratching post. Hey, kids, there's still time to put in your suggestions for the Fiction Experiment (check out the posts from last weeks episode) before I write the next part. Saw "Legend of Zorro" yesterday. Fun flick, tho not as good as "Mask of Zorro" and more played … Continue reading The Kitty Cats Go To Mars
The Anoles Of History
...not to be confused with a karma chameleon Well, aside from a 2 hour session of Attempted Suicide By Landscaping, today was a pretty mellow day for me. Got up, ate, yadda yadda yadda. Worked on some turns for the Kingdom Building Game...did a bit of reading...listened to some reggae. Then, about 2:00, I decided … Continue reading The Anoles Of History
Yes The Nightshades Is The Right Shades
Hoo Boy, it is Tomato Season here at Farmer Doc's Organic Front Yard & Garden! We have them ripening at an insane pace (especially the overachieving cherry tomato plant) and Grace and I are eating them every night with dinner and often for snacks. The big Cherokee Purples, the Black Krims and the Brandywines are … Continue reading Yes The Nightshades Is The Right Shades
I Was So Much Older Then. I’m Younger Than That Now.
Now with commentary from 2019! It was shopping day for Uncle Doc today. Bought a kilt from the Sport Kilt folks who were out at the Scottish Games in Woodland. Damn, this thing is COMFY...and very freeing, if ya get my drift:) (as long as a mosquito does not fly up and bite your … Continue reading I Was So Much Older Then. I’m Younger Than That Now.
Attack Of The California Cows
I worked my ass off in the garden building and putting up the retaining walls I need for the veggie bed. Used all recycled lumber from various sources I had around here. By the time I got done with my building tho, I was too tired to actually plant the veggies. Oh well, I'll plant … Continue reading Attack Of The California Cows
Doc Tempest And The Sound Of Death
...from the June, 1935 issue My Saturday Adventures Got up early to take the car in for the 90,000 mile service. Got it back around 12:30. Went out and bought most of the plants I need for the veggie garden, as well as a couple of Lemon Grass plants, some more Lemon Verbena, a really … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Sound Of Death
Naked Ninja Cheerleaders From Hell
Some Herb Garden Suggestions THYME: There are a bunch of types of thyme and I've grown at least 9 of them. As far as culinary uses go, try Common Thyme (aka English Thyme) or Lime Thyme or Lemon Thyme. For a nice ground cover, try Creeping Thyme or Wooly Thyme. OREGANO: First off, remember that … Continue reading Naked Ninja Cheerleaders From Hell
Them’s Good Eatin’!
How about a few suggestions for veggies you can plant in your gardens? I already mentioned a couple of these to Nicole Lindroos over at her LJ site, but this time I'll expand things. TASTY TOMATOES: Cherokee Purple, Brandywine, Mr. Stripey, Big Beef, Amish Paste PEPPY PEPPERS: Jalapeno, Serrano, NuMex Big Jim, Yolo Wonder, Habanero, … Continue reading Them’s Good Eatin’!
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