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Greens & Things

Greens & Things

As you may know about me by now, I always have such great intentions about growing a magnificent fall garden that will (naturally) evolve into a productive winter garden which will set us up for an incredibly bountiful spring... And then I become exhausted by summer's hectic schedule and distracted by fall's fall and enveloped by winter's hibernation... And then…
April 4, 2016
Pull it Out, Clean it Up

Pull it Out, Clean it Up

I have a love/hate relationship with this time of year.  The cool, crisp mornings make for the perfect temperature in which to enjoy tea on the back porch, easy sleeping throughout the night and more comfortable days without air conditioning (I work in a historic, adobe building).  Such temperatures also mean, however, that the garden is beginning to take on…
August 31, 2012
Sowing Fall Seeds

Sowing Fall Seeds

While it always feels funny to me to start fall crops in the middle of summer, I am learning the importance of giving them the opportunity to get their roots under them well before the temperature drops. This will be our third fall and winter during which we will attempt to continue to grow some veggies while the temperatures drop…
July 25, 2012
Seed Saving

Seed Saving

In my continued attempt to save seeds, I am grateful that the warm (hot) weather has helped the overwintered veggies complete their cycle as well provided the perfect environment for the peppers and tomatoes to ripen.  Enter a few of my favorite little promise keepers (as in, there's so much promise kept with each tiny little seed)!Happy Hot Peppers...Beets (Early)...Kale…
July 18, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Well, the past week has been full of tomatoes! 18 to be exact!  17 of those were Yellow Taxis and 1 was a Cherokee Purple...an itty bitty Cherokee Purple.  While it was quite a pain to carry all those tomato starts in and out of the house for a couple of weeks in April and May, getting a…
June 18, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Something very exciting happened this week!  We harvested our first three tomatoes!!!  Yep, you read that right...two Yellow Taxi Tomatoes and one cherry tomato!  Oh man!  I guess that starting those seeds under the grow lights in February really paid off :-)We also harvested our first dill, the last of the over-wintered carrots, and some more kale, peas,…
June 11, 2012