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as my garden grows
Today I fertilized, weeded and did some planting in the garden. Mostly everything looks pretty good, except my swiss chard is starting to look like swiss cheese...lots of holes. I will try bunched up...
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Out in the country
Today we spent the day in the country....beautiful Nevada country. Along the way we saw curious deer that seemed to think we were interesting....they raced along our vehicle for awhile before leaping...
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Garden Update
Hello it's time for a garden update. Lots of plants growing. The picture below has potato plants taking over. I've had to trim some stems/leaves because they were starting to block the sun from the...
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Composting tool and vegetables
In the following pictures I'm demonstrating my new composting aerator tool. It consists of handles with a long metal rod which has horizontal folding rods on the bottom, designed to puncture down into...
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Summer
I've been feeling guilty again for not blogging all the work I've done in the garden. Part of the reason....I changed my password and then when I went to sign on a few days later, I realized that I had...
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another garden update
Lately I've been planning out my fall garden...not that I'm through with my spring/summer crops...no that is far from the truth. We've been enjoying generous helpings of kale and swiss chard....and...
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dehyrating some herbs
This potted tomato plant was a sucker on one of my plants. I had failed to spot it growing out from the soil, no wonder the main branch wasn't growing as quickly. Usually I kept my eye on the area...
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Update on my garden
Hello everyone...I hope you are enjoying your summer as much as I've been. I've been busy with other things in my life...always meaning to get back to my blog, but not quite making it.One of things...
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Hello my fellow bloggers and readers. I'm back again. For awhile there I thought I was done with the blogging business. I would check every once in a while to see if the blog was even there. I thought...
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Left overs from Fall
Last fall I planted some cool season vegetables for my fall garden and they never really got to full size, I know I started them too late(late August)....and so by the time winter came around I also...
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I've sold my compost tumbler
Remember my green compost tumbler?....well, I've sold it. It was difficult letting go at first because it was a really nice one. The bin worked really well, and I thought it was cute too, except the...
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Spring update I wish I could tell you what types of carrots I’m holding here but my daughter seems to have misplaced the package. I keep all of my seeds in a shoe box and recently she’s decided that...
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Our new greenhouse
Thank you Julie for inspiring to pickup my blogging. Though I had stopped blogging and had given up hope of starting again due to embarrassement of blog abandonment. I have put those feelings aside...
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Euro Tree, Paperwhites, Amaryllis, and Lake Tahoe
My Euro Tree purchased from Trader Joes. It is so pretty. It looks like a mini topiary. I would love for it to grow and grace my front porch with its beauty.I planted my "Elvas" amaryllis last week...
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Update on Paperwhites, Amaryllis and my Thrift store find.
My Paperwhites have flowered. They are a beauty. I really like these paperwhites because they're not really tall. I've had some in the past that were so tall they would fall over...a real mess. I'm...
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Wind and Fire
It's windy today with 55mph wind gusts. Last time this happened we had a fire in Reno that made national news. About a dozen homes were burnt and a lot of land charred. We lost part of our fence.I...
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Niko, Chioggia beets, and such
I was able to enjoy the sunny and cool winter day out in the garden today. I removed some old kale and celery plants left from last year and I added some manure and brown leaves to the garden...
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Stuff and Such
"Elvas" AmaryllisHere is my attempt at layering my honeysuckle vine. I made a hole in the bottom side and ran a honeysuckle branch throught it. I removed the leaves from the branch that would be...
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Update
We finally got some snow. It was beautiful but short lived. My "Elvas" amaryllis didn't turn out to be an Elvas after all. It looks like Candy Cane. Not sure.Looks like I'll be getting another...
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There is a great film on gardening and one mans adventure at trying to solve his low water issues and how he did it. Thank you to Liisa at Liisa's Garden Journey for sharing it. Hope you enjoy. By...
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