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Insect Season is Upon Us!
Upon wandering through the garden this morning (if by “wandering” you mean watering), I discovered that the warm/hot temperatures of the last several days have caused numerous batches of insects to...
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2013 Garden Plans: Kids Snack Garden
This garden should be a fun one! So the idea behind this garden is actually a combination of two ideas. I had the idea of planting a “snacking” garden, planted exclusively to vegetables that can be...
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2013 Garden Plans: Shallots, Beans & Brassicas
These next couple bed plans are going to seem a little bit random, I think. That’s because Beds 2 & 3 are mostly full of shallots, garlic, etc at the moment. That has inspired a little bit...
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Planting Fall Vegetables, Part 1
We planted the broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage into Bed 2 this week, as well as a couple plants of purple cauliflower and broccoli that are in the Kids’ Snack Garden. It may be a bit of a challenge...
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Ugh…Caterpillars
Look what got munched on over the weekend? I knew we were going to be fighting a long, grueling battle against the cabbageworms this fall, but I (mistakenly) thought that they wouldn’t start hatching...
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Continuing Caterpillar Saga
Yesterday morning we inspected all our Brassicas to see if we still had more caterpillars to deal with. Um, yes. Yes we did. I know you see the bigger cabbageworm, but do you see the tiny one too? It’s...
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Friday PhotoEssay
Even with a couple of hotter days this week, I have to confess that I’ve really been enjoying the weather. The cool mornings are the best! Unfortunately, it means that our melons and eggplant have...
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Friday PhotoEssay
I had every intention of posting more than once this week, but apparently it wasn’t to be. I’ll have at least one additional post next week, (I hope!), although things are slowing down a lot in the...
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Friday PhotoEssay
Yikes that rain is cold this morning! It looks like there’s a chance of frost this evening as well, although the forecasts are for about 34 degrees. Looking at the long range forecast, it seems like...
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