by Kelli Donley | May 29, 2014 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Hacienda
More garden porn. The tomatoes are coming in by the handful these days. I am watering twice a day, now that it is consistently hotter than 100. I keep bringing in baggies of tomatoes and basil to coworkers; I swear this is the perfume of summer, warm tomatoes and...
by Kelli Donley | May 27, 2014 | Arizona, Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie
Those little yellow tomatoes? The best thing I’ve ever grown. Paired with tart blackberries — divine. ~K
by Kelli Donley | May 21, 2014 | Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Hacienda
You’ve heard of the farm to table movement. May I present my version of garden to table: Pesto chicken with roasted tomato sauce over steamed veggies. (That tomato sauce is just about the best thing I’ve ever made. I might have sipped some of it the next...
by Kelli Donley | May 19, 2014 | Arizona, Earth Mama, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Hacienda
It has been several years since I gardened this earth, and while I thought things were going smoothly in the bountiful tomato plot, sadly — they are not. I have blossom-end rot, causing all of the larger tomatoes to get mushy bottoms on the vine. Come to find...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 14, 2014 | Arizona, Community, Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Hacienda
Old McDonley’s farm is coming along. The tomatoes are green and growing like weeds. The squash are blossoming in giant beautiful orange blooms. I’ve noticed more bees and hummingbirds hanging around lately. Also, my favorite plant...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 11, 2014 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Hacienda
Things are happening in the garden. Really, really good things. (And some bad. But mostly good!) Remember how I lost those plants to the mean dogs next door? Well, they did produce four small green tomatoes this week. More importantly, I made my first batch of...
