Punk Gardener

putting black plastic over the area where the raised beds will go in Spring, notching & stapling the blackberry plants to backfill their bed, & cutting the vines from the monster wild grapes that grow from the fence to a poor half strangled red oak. Much sneezing , sweating & mosquito bites incurred, but [...]

Every morning now, mockingbirds serenade me with jazz improv. One of the Bradford Pears on my street is already starting to turn scarlet & my tomato plants are robust (my peppers tho look sad). Overall– BEAUTIFUL out there!

I’ve been thinking of things to blog about this week, really guys, I have.However, attempting to upgrade my DSL to U-verse caused AT&T to boot me offline for days (& after that I still cannot get U-verse) and I lost a sweet animal companion this week as well. I’m still scattered & stressed so this [...]

tell greenling what you want:http://greenling.uservoice.com/pages/general

The folks at http://www.removemystump.com did a great job for us, they also chased a skunk from our yard.
While it’s a bit sad to see more of my yard become featureless, it’s nice to have less fire ant habitat near our home :p (& more space to plot & plan future garden [...]

Chelsea Green » Blog Archive » Transition Principles: Good for the Pocketbook, Good for the Community
This is exactly the idea I keep bending Mr. Punk Gardener’s ear about on a daily basis. The best of new tech within the framework of the tried & true village model of community.

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Sept1408hatch 001.jpg, originally uploaded by punkgardener.

monster hatch chili pepper from greenling went nicely in omelet with local cheese, mushrooms, tomato, thyme & chives