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Lunching and Gardening
Today, we had some glorious, sunny, warm weather. It was the kind of day I might have spent in the garden. Alas, I had a long lunch with a friend in a restaurant I hadn’t been to for several years. … Continue reading
Thanksgiving: Tucking the Garden in for Winter
There’s nothing about Thanksgiving I don’t like. It involves gratefulness and I am grateful for much: a secure childhood, loving parents, family relationships, good friends, a job I like, a cozy home, good health, a garden, and the joy and … Continue reading
They’re Out There…
This is the weekend of the winged and many legged creatures. And a little gardening. Friday evening I was in the kitchen and heard that pinging noise that means something is flying at a light. It fell, hit the top … Continue reading
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Tagged Fall gardening, garlic, spiders, tomatoes, wasp nests, wasps, zinnias, zucchini
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The Garden Shines in Transition
We’re heading into the last few weeks of summer and it looks like it. It sounds like it too, at night with the singing crickets and during the day with the cicada choir. It’s the transition time, with fresh little … Continue reading
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Tagged garlic, Late summer crops, Moon and Stars watermelon, planting fall crops, squash, watermelon
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Of Winter Coats and Summer Harvests
Friday evening I came home to a notice in my mailbox that I had a package being held hostage at the main post office. I had no idea what it would be, but I hightailed it there in the sluicing … Continue reading
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Tagged alterations, basil, beets, garlic, Highland Shoe Repair, processing beets, summer garden harvest, winter coats
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Thank Goodness It’s Summer
Saturday, I went to the garden later than I had hoped. I’ve been exhausted from work and wound up when I get home, so unless I go running or do something physical, I remain wound up and go to bed … Continue reading
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Tagged carrot thinning, color pens, garlic, postcards for coloring, raspberries, scapes
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Seeds are Sprouting!
Dinner is in the oven and the veggies are ready to steam, so I have some time to tell you about the garden. Puwen Lee dropped by last week and planted a Plot Against Hunger sign, since I had emailed … Continue reading
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Tagged garlic, lettuce seedlings, Plot Against Hunger, spinach seedlings
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Fall, Yes, Fall Planting…
I followed my general pattern this weekend by forgetting to take my camera to the garden. Bummer! On Friday evening, I made a quick sweep of the Plot Against Hunger gardens and harvested collards, squash, “ghost eggplants,” and cucumbers as … Continue reading
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Tagged collards, cucumbers, fall greens, fall planting, garlic
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Summer Harvesting, Fall Planting
I have been so busy in the garden that last week I simply couldn’t post a blog. Some of the fruits of my labor are in my pantry now. In the Plot Against Hunger garden, the zucchini and summer squash … Continue reading
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Tagged eggplant, fall crops, fall planting, garlic, okra, peppers, Summer Squash, tomatoes
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The Summer Garden: Lush and Productive
The garden is unbelievably lush, what with all the rain we’ve had. I continue to harvest kale and chard, but now have tomatoes (one ripe this week!), zucchini, and beans blossoming. A couple weeks ago, I noticed that my zucchini … Continue reading
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Tagged garlic, harvesting garlic, planting garlic, pole beans, summer garden, zucchini, zucchini yellowed
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