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Weeks of frantic garden activity

The last two weeks have been busy with gardening activities. Strangely, in this season of growth and fresh beginnings, most of my time has been spent killing things. I’ve been cutting back overhanging and overgrown branches, pulling weeds, and slowly … Continue reading

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Spring planting weekend

The fabulously warm and spring-like weather means that the over-wintered vegetables are growing fast. The kale has almost reached the “sustainable” phase, which means that we can eat several large servings of kale each week without decimating our supply.  While … Continue reading

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Winter carrots

Although my summer carrots are still not ready, the planting calendar says that it is time to plant winter carrots. If feels a little early to plant winter vegetables, but a quick check with the Lunar Calendar confirmed that August … Continue reading

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Kale report

Overall, this has not been a stellar year for my vegetable garden.  I will spare you the drama* about seeds that may or may not have sprouted and sprouts that may or may not have been eaten by slugs or … Continue reading

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Implements of destruction

I am VERY excited about my new acquisition.  Despite many potential applications in dentistry or brain surgery, it is a “weed popper”, designed to remove dandelions. Definitely not something that I want to have tucked in my purse when I’m … Continue reading

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Planning ahead

This weekend’s gardening activities consisted of flipping through the West Coast Seeds 2011 Gardening Guide.  More than just a mere catalog, it provides all kinds of excellent advice for novice gardeners like “how to plant seeds” (page 42), a color-coded … Continue reading

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