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Garden Walk
After being gone all week, I was excited to get out into the garden and see what had changed. Here are several snapshots I took with my phone. In order: blackberry blossoms (2), the garden path, knockout rose bush, muscadine vine (2), romaine, tangerine crossvine, and Texas tarragon.
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More and more flowers
Flowers are quickly taking over my kitchen garden. I suppose that is okay. Many of them are spring blooming and will have died back before the summer growing season gets under way. This has now been planted out front for the summer!
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Sprouts
Each day I’ve been checking tiny little spouts, spritzing them with water and waiting for the last empty soil pods to show signs of life. Winter returned to Raleigh, North Carolina this week, thanks to Sir Walter Wally the Groundhog, so I’ve not been able to bask in the sun on the small brick patio in the garden. I’m hoping that winter remains kind to the small lettuce seedlings that are sprouting outside. I’ve planted quite a variety already: English…
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Garden Paths and an Evolution of Space
I’m in the middle of prepping a distance course titled “Water and Nutrient Management for Sustainable Home-Scale Agriculture.” As I’ve been researching material for the course, I started reading Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway. He shows how using keyhole paths and interplanting in the garden rather than rows and paths can increase the amount of area for planting while reducing areas reserved for foot traffic. Last year my family carved out an entirely new garden space. Opting not to build…
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Herb Garden: Expansions and Transplants
Last week I posted “Herb Garden: The Battle of the Bulge” and shared how due to my over-eager planting, the rosemary and lavender were eating each other alive. On Wednesday, Joe tilled up the strip of earth along the fence and we bricked a path from the entrance to the patio. The path now dwarfs the patio, which I downsized to make room for the new bed, but it’s nice having bricks all the way from the deck to the…
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Vlog: Fall/Winter Garden Tour
This is my first official vlog… I think. Considering the amount of time it took to upload this with DSL, this maybe be one of very few vlogs. I feel like I’m always posting the prettiest of what I see in the garden, with a very isolated view. This tour should show you the bare bones of the garden and the little bit of green we are currently enjoying. Most of the really exciting structures like the bean tunnel and…
