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Independence Days

Independence Days

Happy Friday, everyone!Plant something: As April charges on, I've gone from feeling like I was doing too much planting too soon to feeling like I can't get seeds into soil fast enough.  Does that ever happen to you?  Is there ever a plateau?Under the grow lightsMarigoldsHabanero peppersJalapenosShishito peppersChocolate Beauty bell pepperCalifornia Wonder bell pepperHappy Hot peppersHappy Sweet peppersSweet Red bell…
April 13, 2012
Independence Days

Independence Days

Happy Friday, everyone!  I hope the week has treated you well and the coming weekend is divine!Diving right in...Plant something: Believe it or not, I have not planted a single seed since last week.  We hit a bit of a cold snap...rain, snow, grey grossness...for a few days and I was reminded that we still have a ways to go before…
April 6, 2012
Independence Days

Independence Days

Happy Friday, everyone!It's been another wild week of unseasonably warm weather this week.  All I want to do is put seeds in the ground, but I have to keep reminding myself that we still have almost two full months of potential frost.  So, instead of putting seeds in the ground outside, I just keep putting more and more under the…
March 30, 2012
Beans & Peas & Roots, Oh My!

Beans & Peas & Roots, Oh My!

Yesterday morning I got out and played in the garden for a bit.  I've been wanting to plant some fava beans (broad beans) and some snap peas but keep getting distracted by work and school and wind and the bees and...well...a million other things.Of course, the yard is a mess.  We've been working on several projects which usually means that…
March 27, 2012
Independence days

Independence days

Happy Friday, everyone!!!Man, has this week felt crazy to anyone else?  Not sure what's going on, but it's been a little batty around here.  Well, thank goodness for Fridays and warm weather...I could really use some meditative time in the yard...  :-)Plant something (under grow lights)...I'm kind of out of control: LoofahEggplantItalian Heirloom TomatoesYellow Taxi TomatoesYellow Pear TomatoesBarnes Mountain Yellow…
March 23, 2012
Pallet Gardening – Planning

Pallet Gardening – Planning

I've been doing a lot of thinking about what to actually plant in our new Pallet Beds since, before last Friday, they hadn't fully existed in our imaginations, let alone in our yard ;-)   Until then we thought we'd just put a fence around the new bee space...this is so much better though! See, sometimes Tool Lady and I…
March 22, 2012