Row & Reel

Notes from a half-acre market garden in the Pacific Northwest

Pots and Plows: Starting Seeds Indoors

March 14, 2026 · Row & Reel

Six weeks before the last frost, my windowsills turn into a nursery.

Why I Run Three Compost Bins

February 2, 2026 · Row & Reel

One filled, one cooking, one waiting. The system takes the thinking out of it.

Tools That Last: A Short Funeral Rite

January 20, 2026 · Row & Reel

The hand fork my grandfather made out of a broken file is still my favorite.

Winter Pruning: Less, But With Conviction

December 8, 2025 · Row & Reel

A dormant apple tree tells you exactly where it wants light.

The Math of Rain Barrels

November 12, 2025 · Row & Reel

One inch of rain on a 1,000 square foot roof is 600 gallons. That number changed how I garden.

What a Garden Journal Actually Records

October 3, 2025 · Row & Reel

Not yields. Arguments with myself.