As yet another winter storm is bearing in our direction, what a beautiful thing to find this morning. And a wonderful reminder that this too, shall pass, and spring IS on the way.
Filed under: Uncategorized on February 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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When you garden in a traditional method, you scatter seeds. You wait for the ground to be ready to work, and then you tackle the soil. You till it and prepare it, and then you use your hoe to make a little furrow, and then you sprinkle your seeds right into the furrow. If you’re [...]
Filed under: Square Foot Gardening on February 23rd, 2009 | Comments Off
Well, actually, I’m pretty sure today it was Postwoman, but Postman rolls off the tongue much easier, and always reminds me of the Kevin Costner movie that totally tanked in the theaters, but which I happen to love. Oh! The package! That’s right. Today I got my package from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. I had [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on February 20th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Saturday the Post Office dropped off a little bundle of goodness from Seeds of Change. This order has my herbs, as well as a few odds and ends I wanted. My green lettuces are in here- my trusty standby romaine-type, Jericho, and then a Verte Mar to give a try. You can also see [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on February 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It is February here in the Frozen North, so even though we had some gorgeous weather over the past week or so, we’re back to normal cold winter. The last few days though, I have to say, it’s been looking really gross out. All brown and dirty and yucky, so it might as well snow [...]
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Last fall I picked up a real gem of a gardening tool in preparation for this year. I picked up a portable greenhouse, so that I can start my seeds and plants inside the house earlier. This is far preferable to me than using electric lights. Last year I placed my seeds in totes and [...]
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