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Winter Update
Last week, I stopped by the garden. I wanted to check the cold frame after the Christmas freeze when it dropped into single digits. Also, I wanted to get more turnips. I was pretty sure the arugula and kale were dead. Right before the … Continue reading
Almost Winter Gardening
Yesterday, I went to the garden to drop off some compost I’ll dig in after Christmas. I wanted to pick some arugula and turnips. I also wanted to check on the lettuces in the cold frame and the broccoli. Both are doing … Continue reading
Not Gardening, Just Prepping
I’ve been doing a lot of spring planning. Some of it has been for my own garden and some of it has been for the Plot Against Hunger. I’ve ordered seeds and some supplies (stakes, fencing, tomato insulators, cloches for young plants, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Food
Tagged cold frame, Plot Against Hunger, Winter gardening
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The Garden Thrives
I was in the garden last week getting some trumpet vine shoots out of the rosemary bush and saw a bird’s nest in there! What a treat! I never knew any young’uns were raised there. They had a parent with nerves of steel, … Continue reading
Fall Arrives in the Garden
I can’t seem to find the time to write a blog this year. It’s nothing like my regular once a week post I used to do. I have to admit the new block editor has complicated things. I need a … Continue reading
Fall and Other Sadnesses
The seasons are changing, summer running toward fall. It’s been cool here, cooler than I’d expect for September. I will miss the Contented Crafter in the coming months. Pauline, as many of you may have read in Alys’s lovely memorial … Continue reading
The Garden Produces
Boy the summer crops are coming fast and plentiful. I have more tomatoes than I’ve had for years–I think because I stopped trying to grow heirlooms. We have so much fungal disease in our soils, that the only way to … Continue reading
Growing and Donating
I have mentioned donating produce before, but haven’t shown what I do for the food pantry pick ups yet. There are three every week: one to an elementary school and two to churches. The other community garden, Four-Mile Run, chose … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Food, Other People's Gardens
Tagged donating food, summer gardening
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Early Summer Lushness
The garden is at that point where spring crops are mostly out, summer crops have gotten big and are beginning to bear, and everything looks lovely and lush. I just love this time with the seedlings coming up, the flowers … Continue reading
Updates with Old Pictures
Once again, I went to the garden without my camera. It’s a pattern these days. I have some old photos to share and will try to do better with the camera next time. I’m really pleased with where the garden … Continue reading
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