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Summer Comes On
I am certainly eating from the garden these days, which is a great pleasure. This weekend I harvested carrots, beets, lettuces, radishes and onions. From what I could see, there are at least three zucchini that will be ready later … Continue reading
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Tagged bee balm, beets, carrots, late spring harvests, pole beans, zinnias, zucchini
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A Weekend of Sun!
We finally had a lovely late spring weekend with sun and temperatures in the low eighties. Everyone’s garden is flourishing from all the rain (and we’re expected to have three days more of it this week). I harvested lettuces, spinach, … Continue reading
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Tagged beets, carrots, flowers, larkspur, lettuces, poppies, radishes, spring gardening, zinnias
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A Surfeit of Greens
Salad days are here! I’m eating greens like crazy–spinach, chard, lettuce, kale–and some of the other lovely things that grow along side them in the spring, such as carrots, peas, radishes, and the occasional turnip. The Plot Against Hunger gardens … Continue reading
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Tagged beets, carrots, greens, lettuces, Nigella, radishes, roses, spring crops
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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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Spring Tantalizes
Finally! A whole weekend that promised spring around the corner. I ordered seeds, and now that I look at the list, I’m wondering where they’ll all go, but I’ll worry about that later. I also ordered a 4’ x 4’ … Continue reading
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Tagged beets, carrots, covers for crops, parsley, radishes, Spring
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Carrots!
I spent the weekend mostly inside with a wicked cold so I was heartened by a message from Michael Polovina, chief Plot Against Hunger gardener at Arlington’s Ball-Sellers House. The garden’s most recent harvest was 24 pounds of carrots! Just … Continue reading
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Tagged Ball-Sellers House garden, carrots, fall crops, Plot Against Hunger
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Plotting Against Hunger: Springing In
For a day last week I thought I might regret having planted the early seeds in my garden a couple weeks ago. Then, lucky for us, we only got a tiny bit of snow and some rain rather than the … Continue reading
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Tagged broccoli, carrots, Plot Against Hunger, Spring planting, voles
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Cornell University Alumni Plot Against Hunger
Last July, an area outside the fence of my community garden came available for planting. Traditionally, the area has been planted in flowers, but after some discussion with the garden executive committee, I decided to take it on as a … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, Cornell Club of Washington, Fall gardening, Plot Against Hunger, spinach
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Late Summer in the Garden
For late August, the garden looks fabulous. I can’t remember the last time I had a garden that looked this good right before Labor Day. By this time many plants are usually just hanging on, burned up by heat, lack … Continue reading
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Tagged carrots, Eggplants, fall crops, Fall gardening, peas, peppers, summer gardening, tomatoes
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