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Random garden joy 5: garlic and more of the monty

First: here’s the garlic. All cleaned up and hung to cure. Next: about 8 pounds of onions are cleaned and processed in the fridge. Walking onions (Egyptian onions) do not need to be cured. Next: this is bird pecking, not … Continue reading

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Random garden joy 4: one quarter of the full monty

For those who love gardening, more is … more fun, more joy, more play, and yes more food for all manner of beings above and below the ground. Each season is an experiment in itself; then there are the actual … Continue reading

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Random garden joy 3: first haul!

Today we harvested about one third of the walking onions. They are perennial, self-spread, and grow with next to no care. Every part of it is edible. I make onion stock for soups out of the 2-3 ft stems Each … Continue reading

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Random garden joy 2 – other pollinators

The little ones. Some so small you don’t see them unless you stay still and just watch. Certain pollinators are featured repeatedly in nature documentaries and in the public eye. Fair enough. Yet, when environmentalists or insect knowers say that … Continue reading

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Random garden joy 1

My mom provided an electric wheelchair so that I can continue to garden. Thank you, Mom! Here is a short video – not good- taken the third week of June here in southcentral Colorado at 7800 ft. Two weeks later … Continue reading

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