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Tag Archives: cover crops
November Garden Update
It’s been a while since I last did an update on what’s growing in the garden, so today I want to give a quick tour. In the area near the house I call the kitchen garden, the four cold frame … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cabbage, cover crops, fall garden, kale, lettuce, mizuna, turnips
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Monday Recap: Two Sisters, Somewhat Close
One of the many things I love about gardening is that every year brings a brand new adventure. Like the stock market, what happened in last year’s garden is no predictor of how things will go this year. Take winter … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged amaranth, beans, bread, buckwheat, cover crops, eggplant, Golden Rave, Juliet, Monday Recap, paste tomatoes, pole beans, sedum, tomatoes, Wild Garden, winter squash, zucchini
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Cleanup and More Fall Planting
This week I managed to do some much needed cleanup in the cold frame beds, and get a few more things planted for fall. The beds had been mostly neglected the last few weeks while I dealt with other things, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged basil, buckwheat, celery, cover crops, fall garden, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, turnips
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Impact Community Garden 2014
Today I want to give everyone a long overdue update on the Impact Community Garden. For those that might not know, this project first started back in 2011, and it brings together people who want to garden but lack the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged buckwheat, chard, cover crops, Impact community garden, kale, zucchini
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The Fall Garden, 2013 Edition
I think I have finally finished planting the fall garden. For the moment, that is. There’s always something else that gets planted in a few days, or weeks. Gardening here is mostly year round, so it’s hard to say where … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, buckwheat, cabbage, cover crops, fall garden, kale, kohlrabi, turnips
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