Tag Archives: greens

Seeing Green

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Dave
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This Year’s Garden Winners and Some Also-Rans

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Dave

If there’s one thing I have learned over the years, it’s that gardening requires planning, patience and flexibility. Every year brings different challenges and rewards. This year was certainly no different. Last year we had unusually wet and cool conditions. … Continue reading →

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Kale Tales

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Dave

This year looks to be a better year for kale than last year, despite record drought and heat. Last year, the birds pecked and ate almost all of my seedlings soon after planting in August. I had very few spare … Continue reading →

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October Bounty

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Dave

The vegetable garden may have slowed down here but it’s not done by a long shot. This past week we harvested a nice and diverse mix of veggies that are possible here in fall with a little planning (and planting). … Continue reading →

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Back to the Garden (and Harvests)

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Dave

My wife and I have been gone for a week and a half on vacation (more about that in a later post). Before we left, we did our best to put the gardens on autopilot. We watered, mulched, and then … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday: Green & Red

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Dave

The harvests last week seemed to mostly involve the colors green and red. In the green camp we had: Arugula Garlic Scapes Lettuce The broccoli was bluish-green In the red zone we had: Cherries Strawberries The radicchio harvest seemed to … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Dave

It’s hard to believe it’s already May! This spring is going by too fast. It will be hot and humid here all too soon. I want to enjoy our normally brief spring weather while it lasts. We did get much … Continue reading →

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