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Tag Archives: neck pumpkin
Stars of the Garden in 2016
It’s time for my annual review of what did well in the garden, and what didn’t. In my 2015 review I called it the Year of Too Much Rain, since we had 37 inches of rain during the main garden … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged blackberries, brockali, Captain Lucky, cucumbers, eggplant, Garden Treasure, garlic, kale, lettuce, Marzano Fire, neck pumpkin, peppers, tomatoes
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Harvest Monday November 28, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It was a light harvest week for me, as we tried to eat up all the stuff from previous harvests that was taking up space in the refrigerator. I … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged Aji Angelo, hot sauce, kale, lacto-fermentation, neck pumpkin, pumpkin pie, Sriracha
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Harvest Monday February 15, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. I have been battling a nasty cold the past week, a coughing and hacking sort of bug that has had me mostly out of action. I did have one … Continue reading
Monday Recap: The Deep Freeze
We were fortunate last week to come through the latest Snowpocalypse with only about six inches of the powdery white stuff. We couldn’t escape the blast of Arctic air that followed behind it though that sent temperatures plummeting to record … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Soap
Tagged Bastille soap, Cats, garlic, greenhouse, lasagna, Monday Recap, neck pumpkin, parsley, pickling, snow, soap, spinach, sweet potatoes, winter squash
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Getting Organized
It is safe to say I will never win any contests for neatness. When I was working for a living, my messy desk was almost legendary, and I once had the fire inspector shaking his head at all the computer … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged garden tools, greenhouse, neck pumpkin, organizing, pumpkin, Tubtrugs, winter squash
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