Tag Archives: Lettuce

Warm weather encourages the lettuce, arugula, spinach . . . and aphids and weeds

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

While scientists, pundits, and climate change deniers debate whether the recent warm snap is evidence of global warming or a mere aberration in the weather, and while everyone else wonders whether to feel guilty about enjoying the weirdly early spring … Continue reading →

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What does a heat wave have to do with winter harvest?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

This morning, Logan and I spent some time at the greenhouse, trying to get a bit of work done before the impending heat wave. We spent about a half-hour inventorying projects and identifying items recently planted (that is, Logan identifying … Continue reading →

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Winter Bounty, Spring Bounty

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

Last week I spent a half-hour at the greenhouse with my only company a newly arrived towhee who sang his exuberant refrain, “drink your teeeeeaaaaaa,” pretty much nonstop. The arrival of spring migratory birds and the greening of the Hudson … Continue reading →

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