7 weeks 5.5 weeks The weather has warmed up a bit and the tomatoes have started to grow more. I believe that prompted the flowers to finally open up. All the plants now have flowers that are setting. The Stupice plant (2nd from the left) got a nice aphid infestation, it seems like only a…
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Balcony garden after 1 month
Things are starting to get larger and bushier. There are a few tomatoes, more than a few cucumbers, and lots of promising growth. So far the rain gutter gardening system is performing exceptionally. No drips, and there is water always available for the plants. The cold & wind of San Francisco is making these plants…
Alaska Tomato
30 days This is a determinate tomato at 63 days for maturity, it grows into a bushy plant with cherry size tomatoes. It’s good for indoor growing, so that is where I am growing it. I put it into a self-watering 3 gallon pot from Ikea, which I love. 37 days It took 7 days…
Growing tomatoes in San Francisco
Plants around 5 weeks after all had been transplanted outdoors For 2013 I decided to start gardening on my San Francisco patio. Some newer techniques like the RGGS (Rain Gutter Gardening System) which allows plants in buckets to be self watered via a rain gutter made it easy to get up and going with little…
Travelling through Europe
After being in a position to liquidate most of my physical possessions and travel around before starting a new job in a new city, I felt it was opportune to do some traveling. Initially, around Europe, and then wherever inexpensive airline fares can take me. I’ve been staying in hostels, guesthouses, and inexpensive hotels. Traveling…
Zion and Arches National Park 12/08-01/09
Extra vacation days at the end of the year made for an opportunity to head to Southern Utah and check out Zion in the winter again. The snow had hit the area pretty good. The campground at the park entrance had all melted off, but once you got into the main areas of the…
Grand Canyon – Tonto Trail (Grandview to South Kaibab) 11/27-12/1/08
We initially planned to do the Boucher Trail, but with the amount of precip we didn’t want to be on such a rugged trail, and fortunately due to the weather there were a few cancellations so we were able to get permits for the Tonto East area over 3 nights. We got to the…
Green River Kayaking – Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons – Canyonlands NP
The time finally came to go on a super long trip. This was one of my most complicated trips to plan, logistically speaking, but that’s not saying much. Most of my trips are really simple to put together. The plan was to do 10 days on the Green River between the city of Green…
Death Hollow (Boulder Mail Trail to Death Hollow, then Escalante to the Hwy 12 Bridge)
Finally, the trip to do a stretch of Death Hollow came. We stopped at the Hells Backbone Cafe in Boulder for a few minutes. Just long enough to sit down, look at the menu, order water, and realize that was about all we’d ever be willing to pay for there. So we had burgers…
Canyonlands – Needles
I’ve been wanting to do a trip in Needles for a long time. It’s got a reputation of having phenomenally spectacular scenery. It’s only fitting that I forget my camera on this trip, and only realize it when I have no opportunity to buy a mediocre replacement (something I’ve wanted to do anyway so I…