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I Won a Wally One!
Talk about a tongue-twister of a title. A couple weeks ago, I discovered a “Vertical Gardening Cyber Book Party”. Perhaps Ricky Nelson’s “I Went to a Garden Party” just entered your brain.. it did mine. Well don’t you know I visited every single blog hosting giveaways as a promotion for launch of the new book Garden Up!: Smart Vertical Gardening…
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A New Bench
I found this cute little bench while grocery shopping at my local Kroger. It is the perfect height for the boys, and after helping me put it together, the Man-child proclaimed that it was his bench and I could have the one we up-cycled from the old hot box. Thanks buddy! Our neighbor came over to admire the bench and…
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Prepared for Frost
The plants were all covered with tarps in their beds, while visions of summer danced in their heads. Alway, always I plant too early. I tell people to wait for that last frost date and I get antsy and plant ahead of schedule. There is a frost advisory for tonight, and I’m crossing my fingers that my pepper plants stay…
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10 Weeks of Vegetable Gardening: Week 10
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.It’s April! It’s April! One week to go before outdoor planting. Check the weather and make sure there is…
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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.