A friend told us that if one managed to grow ‘true comfrey’ from seed, then one would know: “We have arrived.” Where we had arrived wasn’t specified…presumably some gardening nirvana of some sort. It took us a season or two… and a comical mix-up in seed packets that saw us nurturing ‘comfrey’ starts from seedlingContinue reading “Official = Common”
Tag Archives: garden
Early Seeding
Starting seedlings early always feels a bit rebellious. In our case, we snatch at the slightly less marginal weather of an early March day, open up the worm bin, and have at it. While the ‘standard’ recommendation is to use sterile media for seedling trays, we are experimenting with a different approach. Our initial mediaContinue reading “Early Seeding”
Castricum Ranch 