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    Hops in the Garden

    A little over a month ago, we purchased a couple of hops plants from our friends at Spotty Dog Farm.  They did well under the grow lights until the weather warmed a bit, but when it came time to plant them out, the biggest one got completely fried and died back (even though I hardened it off again for quite…

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    Pallet Bed Planting

    I know, I know, I’m way behind schedule on planting out our pallet beds…but I do have a plan!  Every seed being planted into each pallet bed will be planted in seed pods, then added to the dirt in the pallets.  I have decided to do it this way so the seeds will have a bit more support and not simply…

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    Harvest Monday

    Happy Monday everyone! I couldn’t wait to announce our very first strawberries as they were harvested last week so I posted about them on Wednesday!  They were absolutely divine!!!  There haven’t been many of them, but the few we have eaten have been so sweet and juicy and well worth the wait! This is the first year we’ve had chamomile…

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    Garden Views…From the Rooftop

    With summer well on its way, the days have been long and hot and smokey.  I finally got up on the roof yesterday to hook up our swamp cooler and decided to bring my camera with me to get a birds eye view of our yard. Now, here’s a little factoid about me…I don’t like heights.  I’m not terrified of…

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    {this moment}

    {this moment inspired by Soule Mama}  If you feel inspired to share your moment, please leave a link to your moment in the comments below for all to see.