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Random garden joy 7: here they come!

Nights are now consistently above 50F. Yay! Tomatoes will start to ripen. Flowers are popping, on produce plants and on their own. This is my first year growing chamomile for tea. It should self-seed at the end of the season … Continue reading →

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Random garden joy 6: the rest of the monty

We’ve had much needed rain; and that means weeding. Much of the native plants serving  as mulch and food for native pollinators was beginning to set seed, so now the vegetables get their turn! There are five raised beds and … Continue reading →

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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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