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Tag Archives: fall garden
Seeding the Fall Veggies
Today is the day I decided to make time to sow some seeds for fall vegetables. It is time to start cabbage, broccoli, kale, kohlrabi, collards and a few other things in our part of the world. I did some … Continue reading
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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Impact Community Garden Fall Update
I promised an update on the Impact Community Garden and here it is (finally). We had a sweet potato digging party there this week, and I took the opportunity to bring my camera and get a few photos of the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Asian greens, collards, composting, fall garden, Impact community garden, kale, turnips
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Getting Our Second Wind
The heat and drought this year was hard on gardens and gardeners alike. The rain came back here in early August, which was too late to help the farmers’ corn crop, but was much appreciated by backyard gardeners like me. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged CoCoRaHS, deer, eggplant, fall garden, greens, peppers, tomatoes
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