The Vegetable Garden: Part Two

Now that the garden has been in the ground a few weeks, I thought an update might be appropriate. I'll admit; the situation is quite different that I expected. When we put the plants in, San Francisco had not yet received its first rain of the season. However, in the past few weeks, water has fallen from the sky in measurable quantities a few times. This was great for our herbs and veggies, especially with the days of full sun we've been receiving in between showers, but....ah, yes...it has also been phenomenal for the WEEDS. Seriously, who knew there were so many weeds just waiting for their moment to spring up back there?!!?

Our backyard has gone from a concrete slab with a dirt border to a veritable weed garden of Eden. There is no bare dirt to be seen anywhere...and this is after I spent two hours weeding the vegetable section of the garden last weekend. It's like I was never even out there.

The moral of this story is that, while the veggies are growing relatively well (the peas and basil are struggling, I'll admit), the weeds are growing even better. It's time to research an organic option for permanent weed removal. My neighbor recommended a water and vinegar mix. I'll let you know how it goes.

Cheers,

Dale

And, I'm back...

Hi sports fans,

Guess who's back in the blog-o-sphere. That's right. I may not be posting quite as often as I used to, but I've been having so many great YBG ideas pop into my head as of late, I just had to share.

The straw that broke the camel's back in this situation was the herb and vegetable garden we planted at our new place in the Outer Sunset a few weekends ago. As we were standing in Sloat Gardens, looking at a 3' tall basil plant, I finally got around to looking at the price...$5.99! Organic basil is $3.50 for 4 ounces at my neighborhood Safeway. It was a no-brainer. I can grow my own herbs for waaaay cheaper than I could buy them in the store...that is, if I can keep them alive.

We also planted some thyme, sage, and oregano, as well as broccoli, brussell sprouts, and peas. We were assured that all of these baby plants would grow and thrive in the foggy, cool climate known as the Outer Sunset of San Francisco (though I'll admit that I'm not yet convinced).

I'll keep you posted about the success of our little plot as time goes on, and as soon as I'm home and in the garden when it isn't dark and/or raining, I'll take some pictures.

Go Giants!

Dale

Moving on...

As I'm sure you've guessed, YBG is taking an extended break. During its prime, YBG served as an outlet for my thoughts and creative/green needs while at a job that was decidedly unchallenging. However, after making the switch to Tesla, I not only haven't found the time to write thoughtful posts (I'm just returning from a 4-day event in Vancouver...big fan of that city and its extremely nice people), but I also haven't felt the need. I finally have a challenging position with a fun company who I firmly believe is changing the world (just ask the CEO of GM). The excess energies that used to be channeled into YBG are now channeled into work, which is a first for me...and I love it. I hope you can all live without my sporadic, mildly helpful blog posts because I doubt there will be any for a good long while. Thanks for reading, and I'll check-in every now and then to let y'all know how things are going.

And yes, I do see that irony in the fact that I blogged about living YBG and now I'm selling cars that start at $109K. If it's any consolation, I most definitely still live YBG!

Thanks again!!!

Dale