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What are you looking at?
This morning at Costco, I did the most annoying thing a customer could possibly do by attempting to open a door next to the sample stand to get out a box of yogurt – and happened to knock over an empty travel mug… at least it was the most annoying thing ever based on the look the lady donning the…
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Growing Habitat
The first time I saw a male cardinal perched in the peach tree I had planted in the back yard, I couldn’t help feeling a little light-hearted. I was actually so excited that for a moment I contemplated interrupting Joe at work to tell him there was a bird in my tree. What made me most excited was seeing that…
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Upcycled String Trellis
Even after I’ve planted my veggies beds to full capacity, there’s always one more packet of seeds I’m drying to make room for. Yesterday it was the handful of French Climbing Beans I saved from my vines last year. They didn’t grow well because the Purple Hyacinth Beans and Turkey Craw Beans choked them out. So instead of eating the…
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Anarchy
Our garden is a mess. I’ve ignored all convention when it comes to crop rotation, companion planting, and spacing – not intentionally. You know me, I have all the answers thanks to research, but I’m just a little shoddy on my application of it. Every nook and cranny is being stuffed with leftover tomato seedlings and various types of legumes.…
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In Bloom: Wasabi Arugula
This is a seriously spicy arugula with the most adorable papery white flowers with maroon veins. I picked up the seeds from Renee’s Garden. I’m letting this go to seed, but not sure if they will cross pollinate with the one or two other breeds that are also in bloom. CORRECTION: This picture if of just straight Arugula. It still…
