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- Annie’s Kitchen Garden
- Bloom Bake Create
- Cold Hands Warm Earth
- Daphne's Dandelions
- Dave's Square Foot Garden
- Eight Gate Farm – New Hampshire
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- Homestead Pirate
- Kentucky Fried Garden
- Mark's Veg Plot
- Mike's Bean Patch
- Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments
- Rainbow Chard
- Seeding the Good Life
- Shawn Ann's Home and Garden
- Suburban Tomato
- The Gardening Me
Tag Archives: eggplant
Harvest Monday February 3, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. It’s another year for Harvest Monday, and the harvests around here have been rather modest lately to say the least. To play catch up, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bread, Centercut, collards, eggplant, lacinato kale, suet feeder, sweet peppers, woodpeckers
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Stars of the Garden 2024 – Part1
Once again it’s time for my annual review of what did well in the garden this year, and what didn’t. I’ll start with a recap on the weather, since those conditions certainly have a big influence on home and community … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cabbage, eggplant, fermented food, kohlrabi, lettuce, rain, weather
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November Garden Update
Today I want to share a few of the things that are growing here this November. It’s been a mild fall so far, with warmer and drier than usual conditions. We finally had our first hard freeze this morning, which … Continue reading
Harvest Monday September 23, 2024
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We continue to suffer from moderate drought conditions here, though we did get a few showers yesterday. It wasn’t enough to make a real difference though, … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged Centercut, eggplant, hiking, hot peppers, hot sauce, lettuce, pole beans
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Harvest Monday September 16, 2024
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The summer harvests are winding down here, I’m that’s not really a bad thing. I will miss tomatoes and eggplant the most, but we have had … Continue reading

