Harvest

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Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Slowly but surely we're pulling out our over-wintered veggies, sowing seeds and transplanting a few tomatoes here and there.  It's not really time yet, but all the forecasts say our temps will stay above freezing past our average last frost date, so while I'm taking a bit of a risk I really do think it will be OK.…
May 7, 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
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
Itty Bitty Fruit

Itty Bitty Fruit

Well, it looks like we just might have made it through this last little cold snap OK.  Everything that's in the garden so far seems unharmed by the freezing temps we had the last few nights and for at least the next week our lowest low is supposed to be 38 degrees.  SWEET!  My main concern was the fruit trees…
April 18, 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