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Harvest Monday February 14, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The harvests here were slimmer than usual last week. We had an ice and snow storm hit us that left a layer of frozen ‘stuff’ on … Continue reading
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Harvest Monday February 7, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s another year for Harvest Monday, and while harvests are always slim this time of year we are still getting a few. Last winter we had … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged collards, lettuce, purple sprouting broccoli, turnip greens
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Icy Winter Wonderland, 2022 Edition
Ice and freezing rain are fairly frequent visitors here in winter, and we had both of them come calling on us this week. This event started as rain, then turned to freezing rain, followed by sleet and finally a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
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2022 All-America Selections Winners
The lineup of 2022 AAS Winners has been announced, and in the edibles category it includes five national winners and three regional winners. For those who might not be familiar with it, All-America Selections (AAS) is an independent, non-profit organization … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged #AASWinners, AAS Winners, eggplant, lettuce, peppers, petunias, tomatoes, watermelons
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Planning the 2022 Garden
Every year about this time, I usually start to get serious about garden planning. I like to begin ordering seeds about now, and before I can do that I need to do a seed inventory as well as get some … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
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