Archive for September, 2010

Notes From the Urban Homestead 9-15-10

What’s in the ground:
I really think it’s beautiful when you can tell the fall has come by the way the light looks around four o’clock. There’s something magical about this, but the phenomenon is quite easy to explain. The sun is getting farther away and is lower in the sky. What that means for the [...]

Notes From the Urban Homestead 9-8-10

What’s in the ground:
Although it’s hot in the sun, you can feel that fall breeze of september. No more walking down the street and sweating. So hopefully all of those fall crops are in the ground and you seeded that spinach. I think we’ll have a very long season coming upon us so it’s the [...]

Notes From the Urban Homestead 9-1-10

What’s in the ground:
So it’s the first day of September and the second day of a five day heat wave. It’s a good testament to this season. But I’ve not let that stop me from getting some lettuce mix and spinach in the soil. I admit I sowed it when it was still 70 degrees [...]