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It’s Here Now, Fans of Fall
It’s definitely end of season. I see the signs everywhere–not just on the calendar. It continues to rain here, as though preparing us to make a decision about building an ark. I’m at the point where I’d just like to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Food
Tagged bees on zinnias, Black Swallowtail, Fall flowers, fall garden, Monarch butterfly
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Robbing the Cradle
I didn’t spend much time in the garden this weekend. I had errands on Saturday and a dinner party to attend in the evening. Sunday I woke up to a very cool day. I made coffee and biscuits, checked email … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Food
Tagged Fall flowers, fall garden, fall greens, last of summer vegetables
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The Calendar of Flowers
This week’s garden yielded a summer squash, two okra pods, five tomatoes, a pepper, and a profusion of greens–chard, kale, beet. I will make a curry with the greens, adding onions and chick peas and cooking up some rice to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fall flowers, fall garden, Flowers through the year
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The Cold Frame Returns, Along With The Jerusalem Artichokes
The Jerusalem artichokes are coming into their own. At least the blossoms are. Who knows what their little tubers are doing down in the ground? I’ll find out in Late October or early November when I harvest them again. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Crafts, Local Food
Tagged beet greens, buttons, chard, fall crops, Fall flowers, Jerusalem Artichokes, kale, okra, Summer Squash
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Ah, Those Fall Flowers!
People tend to think of pumpkins and winter squash and apples in the fall, but really, I always have thriving eggplant, peppers and new crops of greens and peas into the fall. Often they bear until frost. The other thing … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Pleasures
Tagged Dahlias, Fall flowers, Jerusalem Artichokes
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