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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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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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Books and Gardening: What More Can you Want?
Since the Contented Crafter suggested we create a world-wide book club, I’ve been thinking about what I could review. She took on The Luminaries and got lots of reinforcement of her opinion that it was a slog. Jenny of Characters … Continue reading
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Tagged A Spool of Blue Thread, Anne Tyler, beets, Fall gardening, peppers, roses, winterizing the garden, zinnias
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The Garden Blooms and Grows
Finally, things seem to be growing. Radishes are almost ready to harvest. The lettuces needed to be thinned. The okra is coming up. Flowers are going like crazy. Now I have roses, along with the last of the columbine and … Continue reading
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Tagged columbine, Iris, lettuces, onions, radishes, roses, spring crops, thinning lettuce
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The Spring Garden Fills Up
Today I went to the garden to plant some leeks and onions. The garden looks wonderful after the recent rain. It seems the broccoli raab grew several inches. I have been thinning the lettuces and this has given me a … Continue reading
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Tagged Iris, leeks, lettuces, onions, roses, spring gardening
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