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Garden Update – October 15, 2011

Explosion of Growth!  I haven’t been in my garden all week and wow, I’m sorry about that because I wasted so much okra.  The plants were tipping over from the weight and I couldn’t get through the isles because they … Continue reading

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Garden Update – April 3, 2011

I think I’m about done planting for the spring!  I have a little room left in my aquaponics bed, and some space left in the bed by the gate, but I’m mostly done.  I didn’t plant any corn because I … Continue reading

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Dinner From the Yard

When it was time for me to cook dinner tonight, I instinctively walked into the pantry and thought to myself, “what can I make that is quick and easy”. Staring at all the packaged and processed foods, I gave myself … Continue reading

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Garden Update – June 5, 2010

SUBTITLE: “The Garden Invasion of 2010” I’m having some issues with pests. My sunflowers suffered a tremendous blow from what I think was a mouse. The cantaloupe also took a beating from that same animal. My potatoes are turning brown … Continue reading

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Garden Update: April 13, 2010

Lots of activity in the garden right now. Cucumbers, beans, cowpeas, sunflower, corn, and watermelon are all coming up from seed. I ate my first snack of sugar snap peas, they were very tasty. Most of the strawberries I planted … Continue reading

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Garden Update – October 11, 2009

I’ve had some little broccoli and spinach seedlings for over a week now, but it has been raining every day it seemed.  I put on my work boots and slopped through the backyard to get them in the dirt this … Continue reading

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Beans and Bread

I practiced my bread making skills again today. More beer bread. This time I used a combination of white flour, wheat flour, and oat flour. I also replaced 1/2 of the white sugar with honey, but I can’t taste it. … Continue reading

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Worm Poop and Bean Sprouts

I set aside a small number of red wiggler worms inside a 2 gallon bucket and kept it by the back door in the garage. Turns out this worm farm is doing much better than my big outdoor bin. I … Continue reading

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Garden Update May 26, 2009

I took some pictures of my plants this evening. My tomato plants are getting tall. We have been pretty good at keeping the sucker vines pinched off.

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Garden Update March 19, 2009

I’ve been short on time, but I did work feverishly to get as much done as possible, since it is time for spring planting, and I’ll be traveling for work and miss out on home time. I was very impressed … Continue reading

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