Alchemy Garden Entry 13: Termites Now???
5/23/2020 It has been a miserable week! It has been cold and damp up until yesterday, and the wetness has been wrecking my basil. I…
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 12: Funny Looking Leaves?
5/19/2020 What the hell is going on with my leaves? With Tropical Storm Arthur brushing the coast of North Carolina, rain is battering all over…
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 11: Herbs, Marigolds, and New Buddies!
NOTE: Sorry I’ve been MIA for 4 months! I have so many gardening adventures to update you all on! I’m an essential worker, so the…
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 10: Curled Tomato Leaves?
I found a few brown and crispy tomato leaves, so I decided to cut them off. The leaves don’t look so hot, so I found…
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 9: Planting Tomatoes
I looked forward to this all month long. Now that I have my garden bed, I can attempt to grow my first plot of vegetables.…
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 8: My Homemade Raised Bed is Finished!
After Mother’s day, I drove to see my parents for the first time in 2 months. Since the cases of COVID-19 haven’t risen much in…
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 7: Trying to Cure My Plants
I stopped at my garden center again to pick up some things to help me save my herbs and flowers. I don’t know exactly what…
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 6: My First Batch of Problems
We’ve had some strange blasts of cold uncommon in May. I think I overwatered my plants, and the cold spells have forced me to bring…
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 5: Getting Used to Insects
I’m so excited! I identified my first friendly pollinator! Last week I would have shooed it away, but I saw my first hoverfly, which I…
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 4: First Round of Herbs
Even though I prefer to social distance, I made my first trip to a store other than a grocery store in almost 2 months. My…