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Reading List for Gardening with Kids
I sometimes get emails from friends searching for ideas of things to do with their kids. Help! We’re bored! Who hasn’t experienced this? The Man-child used to get fussy before he could vocalize that he was bored and needed something to do. My go-to activities are playing outside or a trip to the grocery store. Just going outside is usually enough, but even…
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Discovery: What’s Growing?
Man-child is growing. Northern Flickers are munching on suet. Asparagus is purple and tall. Spinach is popping up. Radishes should be ready soon. Romaine, won’t you jump onto my plate? Hi, Mom! Kale is bushing out. Tulips are closing for the night.
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10 Weeks of Vegetable Gardening: Week 9
Each Friday I am posting a weekly guide for prepping your home vegetable garden. In Raleigh, the last killing frost date is April 11 (on average, give or take a week), so my first weekend for planting (summer crops) outdoors is April 9. If you just couldn’t resist planting some of your sprouts before the last frost date, you might…
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Waiting
These final weeks before planting the summer squash and peppers seem to drag on forever to me. I just can’t wait for the garden boxes to be exploding with green and I find myself walking outside with a stash of seed packets to stick a couple beans in the ground just to see if they will sprout. They don’t, the…
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10 Weeks of Vegetable Gardening: Week 8
Each Friday I am posting a weekly guide for prepping your home vegetable garden. In Raleigh, the last killing frost date is April 11 (on average, give or take a week), so my first weekend for planting (summer crops) outdoors is April 9 Have you given thought to what you will be going your tomatoes and bean vines on yet?…
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