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Once More ‘Round the Garden
This week we had a final garden work day to do a little left-over clean up. We cleared the large outside AFAC plot that the County is going to take over and maintain. This involved moving the asparagus I planted … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, broccoli, caulifower, Plot Against Hunger, putting the garden to bed
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Playing Catch-Up
I can’t believe I last wrote back in September. Well, now it’s deep fall, not just that official, astronomical fall. My garden is nearly cleaned up, the cold frame has returned and is housing some lovely lettuces, and all but … Continue reading
Catching Up
I can’t believe I haven’t written for more than a month. It isn’t as though the garden isn’t in full swing. I forgot the camera a number of times and then when I took it, I didn’t find time to … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, irises, love in a mist, peonies, Plot Against Hunger, roses, spring gardening, spring greens
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Have I Mentioned It’s Hot?
Today Jane and Dani showed up at 8:00 am to weed the gardens and it was steamy even by then. It has only been dropping into the mid and upper seventies overnight, so you can get some idea of the … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, buckwheat, Butternut squash, cover crops, Plot Against Hunger, rats in the garden, squash, summer gardening, tomatoes
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The Heat Continues
Yesterday was another scorcher. I went to the garden in the early morning to harvest and see what needed to be done. I was able to harvest quite a few Juliet tomatoes from the small Plot Against Hunger garden. The … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, bird netting, eggplant, Plot Against Hunger, summer garden, summer harvests
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Heat and Lushness
Last weekend I weeded the small and large Plot Against Hunger gardens and then I weeded our newly lent garden, which is full of tomatoes, onions and squash, not to mention basil. I harvested some things for AFAC, including a … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, bees, bird netting, peppers, Plot Against Hunger, tomatoes, Weeding, zinnias
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It’s Too Darn Hot (now hum that)
Because we’re having a weekend of 100 degree weather and high humidity, I asked the Plot Against Hunger volunteers if they would start our weekly maintenance push earlier than usual. Dani was happy to oblige, and boy were we both … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, Plot Against Hunger, squash, tomatoes, winter squash
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The Work Continues
This morning, garden volunteers Sarah, Jane and Ben helped weed the large and small Plot Against Hunger gardens. The small garden has turned into Jane’s baby this year as she takes care of the eight tomatoes planted there, five of … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, beet harvest, flower borders, kale, Plot Against Hunger, squash, tomatoes, Weeding
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Carrots Galore!
Well, last week I ended with “and we haven’t even harvested the carrots yet.” This week, Sarah, Jane and I gathered in the early morning to weed, then figured we could harvest as well. I took most of the rest … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, carrots, Plot Against Hunger, produce donations
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Harvesting Spring Crops, Planting for Summer
Last week, Alex (March 22 post–The Spring Crops Are In!) harvested two pounds of lettuce from the Plot Against Hunger gardens and delivered them to AFAC. It was our second lettuce delivery. The first was last week and included spinach … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, arugula spring crops, flowers, lettuce, peonies, Plot Against Hunger, radishes, spinach, summer planting
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