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Of Stuff and Plaster Dust and Fresh Produce…
On Friday this week, I had a man come in to fix water damage in two separate closets. In the one, the wall had been repaired too quickly after a pinhole leak, so crumbled out again. In the other, the … Continue reading
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Tagged beets, lettuces, plaster dust, Plot Against Hunger, turnips, volunteers
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Sowing and Sewing: A Winter Harvest
It was a beautiful winter day today. In between errands, I went to the Plot Against Hunger garden at 10th and Barton to check on the turnips I had left snugged under leaves in November. We’ve had some cold weather, … Continue reading
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Tagged craft sewing, fall sowing, Softies, turnips, winter harvests, Wool felt
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The Winter Garden
I had been meaning to run by the garden to check out the turnips in the Plot Against Hunger garden. They are snug under fallen leaves with just their tops sticking out and just about ready to harvest. I also … Continue reading
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Tagged arugula, chard, cold frame, kale, lettuce, turnips, winter garden
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Putting the Gardens to Bed for Winter
Yesterday was “put the gardens to bed for winter” day. I know, I’ve been talking about this for a while, but with my own garden and the two Plot Against Hunger Gardens to tuck in, I needed either several weekends … Continue reading
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Tagged arugula, composted manure, hawk in the garden, Mantis, mulch, putting the garden to bed, tilling, turnips, urban wildlife, winterizing the garden
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Winter Gardening: Ah Turnips!
It has been a few weeks since I visited the garden. It looks drab, like a garden in winter, but it’s also still yielding. I went looking to supplement my root vegetables and found that the turnip seed I planted … Continue reading
Fall Planting Continues to Yield
The fall crops—those planted in late summer—continue to put food on the table, even as I’ve begun to see cars with bundled trees strapped to the roof. This weekend, I did a little clean-up in both my garden and the … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, arugula, chard, fall garden yields, Plot Against Hunger, turnips
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The Cold Frame Returns!
What a beautiful fall weekend this was! There is still lots of color still in the trees, and depending on the type of tree, lots of leaves raining down in the breeze. I spent part of two days in the … Continue reading
Farm to Table: Gleaning Turnips at USDA Experimental Farm
Saturday morning I hitched a ride with Puwen Lee, Arlington Food Assistance Center’s Volunteer Coordinator, up to the USDA’s experimental farm in Beltsville, Maryland to pick turnips. A group of about 15 met at the north farm and followed our … Continue reading
