Garden
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Revisiting the Garden of the Future
Do you remember when I created the new garden area dubbed the Garden of the Future? It was back in spring when the long wait for things like turnips, garlic, kohlrabi and asparagus seemed almost unfathomable when compared to the quick payoff one gets from crops such as radishes, chard and peas. Well, yesterday I…
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Mowing Day 2014 – fire safety at great cost to wild birds
It’s Mowing Day in the field below us… Every year the county mows, once the rains have stopped, the grasses have begun to dry out, and before the fireworks start. While we do appreciate the fire safety, it is downright tragic for the birds who nest in the tall grasses field–all of whose nests are…
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My Garden Kicks Ass, finally!
My cousin sent me this hilarious card years ago now, and I guess I felt a little unworthy… I dunno. Anyway, this year, I gotta say, it’s true. Fifty-one percent of the credit goes to the coming of rain. The other forty nine percent is due to planning, right tools for the job(s), edumacation, green…
