Category Archives: Gardening
One step at a time!
I spent about six hours to complete three steps that go down to the garden. I know tomorrow I am going to be hurting. I found the plans for the steps in a Black and Decker Landscaping book. Not as … Continue reading
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Daffodils
The daffodils are so plentiful and beautiful this year. The flower bed was in desperate need of cleaning and this fall the daffodils are in desperate need to be thinned. I have so many projects that I want to accomplish … Continue reading
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More Landscaping Thoughts!
I was doing more research on landscaping and found some wonderful resources on Cornell University’s site, specifically through their Cooperative Extension page. Not only do they have extensive resources on gardening, but they have an excellent document titled “Site Assessment … Continue reading
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My eyes are bigger than my pocketbook!
I have had a little repreive with the weather. We haven’t had much appreciable snow in a few days and it was sunny most of the day yesterday! Yes! The sun makes me so much happier! The seed catalogs are … Continue reading
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Winter Gardening
My Winter gardening consists of perusing seed catalogs and dreaming of a bigger and better garden. My thought process consists of those veggies I won’t grow next year: My husband didn’t care for the arugula. I liked it but we … Continue reading
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September Already?
Without having a job to provide a daily routine, I lose all track of time and day. Before I know it, a whole week has gone by, and then two and now it is September. There have been times for … Continue reading
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Baby, it’s cold outside!
I am beginning to think I live in Wyoming. Rain, rain and more rain. The weather has been very cool. This morning it was 61 degrees. I had to put on a sweater! This is August! My hot weather plants … Continue reading
It is always something!
I am still battling Japanese beetles. They ate several of the leaves off of the bean plants. I am now dealing with tomato and cucumber blight. Ugh! I have been doing lots of reading to see what I can do. … Continue reading
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The Fruits of My Labor
Lots of rain and sunshine has created an explosion of growth in my garden. I have to walk carefully in between rows of vegetables now. One of my most obvious mistakes is growing the vegetables to close to each other. … Continue reading
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