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Independence Days

Independence Days

Happy Friday, everyone!!!I've continued to hope that the warm weather will stick around and have been slowly transplanting hardened off veggies into either the ground or their permanent pots.  I have to continuously fight the urge to put everything in the ground right now, but we are very close!  Anyhow, here's a peek at some of what we've been up…
May 11, 2012
Leaf Miners

Leaf Miners

A couple of weeks ago this started happening to our beet leaves...The damage wasn't everywhere, but it was definitely an issue.  So, after help from fellow bloggers after this post and a little research, this is what I've learned about leaf miners:They are actually the larvae of several different species of insects...usually moths and fliesThey live in and eat the…
May 8, 2012
Independence Days

Independence Days

Happy Friday, everyone! Plant something: The weather has been absolutely amazing and while I'd like to believe that we're well into the warm months, I have to remind myself that it really is still possible for us to get a frost or even a snow storm.  Given this, I'm still hesitant to put much in the actual ground, but I…
May 4, 2012
Urban Farm Economics

Urban Farm Economics

Alright, as part of my urban farming goals this year, I wanted to write down all of the expenses we've accrued since we began our little adventure a few years ago.  We're calling this our Urban Farm Economics.  Little did I know how greatly it would stress me out to see the actual numbers in black and white.  Holy hell,…
April 30, 2012
Independence days

Independence days

Do you ever have one of those weeks that simply escapes you?  Yeah...I've had one of those weeks.  Not really sure where the time went...homework...regular work...life in general...yada yada yada.  Luckily though, at the end of the week, now that I add it all up, I can remember that I did, actually, accomplish a few things!  It may not be…
April 27, 2012
Independence Days

Independence Days

This has been another busy week for me and all I want to do is play in the dirt!  Instead of, you know, working and getting close to finishing up my classes (research papers suck, by the way).  I have to give myself "garden breaks" from time to time so I don't hate school so much.  OK...I guess that's not…
April 21, 2012