Mangoes

by | Apr 1, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

Sixteen years ago, before the boss hired me, we went to Europe with two others to ride on our bicycles in a big circle. It’s hard to imagine why one would go so far just to ride in a circle, but we were young and therefore quite foolish. We started in Bonn,...

Berry experts

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

I have small path of Alpine strawberries that doesn’t get a lot of attention. I weed it a few times a year and that really seems to be all it needs. The only real threat is the bindweed, so as long as I pull that back occasionally, I get berries. The youngest...

Muck

by | Apr 11, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

The winter has felt long. It’s probably more like what winters were like years ago, but that didn’t change the fact that we’ve become weak and expect some amount of warmth to return in March. So last weekend was my first weekend out in the muck. The...

Harvest Guilt

by | Oct 1, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

On my way home from work today I passed through the center of Northampton. For once I didn’t notice the reading on the Silverscape sign: -90. I’m not sure if it’s Fahrenheit or Celsius. I’m hoping Fahrenheit because that’s a lot warmer...

Calvin cycle

by | Apr 16, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

My onions have completed the first arc of their migration. They begin, at least for me, as seeds that magically arrive in my mailbox. I plant them in soil blocks then put them under lights in the basement. Once the weather has warmed enough I carry them out to the...