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I don’t like it hot, hot, hot

May 15, 2008 0 min to read

4-5 days of miserable hot weather. I am fighting a migraine from the heat yesterday and it was only 72!!!I’ll be getting up early, watering the garden and other outside …

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Final layout

May 8, 2008 0 min to read

Here’s the map of the garden. The fence to the left of the melons/pumpkins is going to be moved down so it keeps those plants safe from the dog and …

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How do I do it??

May 7, 2008 2 min to read

Some people are wondering how I have the time to do everything. It just kind of happens. I use the kids as slave labor…wait, no, I can’t say that. They …

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More seeds planted

May 6, 2008 0 min to read

I started cucumbers, pumpkins, watermelons and added more zucchini and squash to get going *just in case*. I’ll plant the rest of the seeds outside tomorrow or the next day, …

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Blooming

May 2, 2008 0 min to read

[image links are broken after several hosting moves, hoping to find backups somewhere] Got some pictures around the front yard. It needs a lot of work, but that doesn’t stop …

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Talk about a motley crew garden

May 2, 2008 0 min to read

[image links are broken after several hosting moves, hoping to find backups somewhere] If these plants survive this, it’ll be in spite of me, not because of me LOL These …

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Rice?

May 1, 2008 1 min to read

Hmmmmmmm…..How to grow rice at home Yes, I’m going to try this LOL Went out and did some weeding and watering. Things were getting pretty dry, so I’m hoping some …

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May 1, 2008 0 min to read

None of the plants are looking well…the herbs are perhaps the greenest, but they all are turning pale and some have white spots, which could partially be from the cold, …

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More casualties

April 30, 2008 1 min to read

1 beefsteak tomato plant: lopped off so just a little bit is showing above ground with 2 tiny branches. Not sure if it can make it? 2 Roma plants: seems …

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Green peppers are under attack!

April 29, 2008 0 min to read

This is why I planted 2-3 times more then we’d need of everything…I went out today and found something had attacked a pepper plant. It was knocked over with some …

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Oh, it’s on!

April 28, 2008 0 min to read

We were out watering and found an evil little furred or feathered creature got into one of the squash mounds. I think cat. While I’m tempted to sit outside with …

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To do list, completed version

April 27, 2008 1 min to read

Transplanted roma and beefsteak tomatoes, all the herbs, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, and onions. Went ahead and transplanted the lettuce. The corn didn’t need as much space as I thought so …

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