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Peas Please

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:37:00 GMT

Soooooo many Peeeeeeeeeaas!

And some garlic. Yum!

Clearly the bed that has lots of compost in it grows everything and anything 10 times better than the bed with no compost. Except bea...

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July Bounty Begins

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:34:00 GMT

It's been a while, and everything's growing so well. I should have given the peas something higher to climb up because now they are climbing out. But they are delicious, and they seem h...

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In they go

Wed, 23 May 2007 23:07:00 GMT

After several attempts to acclimate my tomatoes to the sun, I think they're finally ready to go outside. I'm going to replant the beans that were destroyed by aphids while wielding a spray bo...

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Sunburn and Aphids

Mon, 14 May 2007 16:42:00 GMT

Now that we're starting to get some sunny days, I thought I'd be such a good plant mommy and set my tomatoes out in the sun all day. Mistake! I sunburned (and nearly killed) half of the...

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Beans Beans the Magical Fruit!

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:43:00 GMT

I think I planted the beans too early. The seed package said to plant in May or June after all danger of frost had passed. But i thought i'd start them early indoors. Now they're ...

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Vertical Plants?

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:43:00 GMT

The other day my housemate and I were thinking about how to get more greenery indoors, especially into places where floor/window space is limited. We came up with the idea of a living paintin...

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They're Alive!

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:37:00 GMT

After the transplanting, only two of my tomato seedlings are looking like they're not going to make it. The rest are looking perky and smelling like tomatoes.

My beans are also s...

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Tomatoes Transplanted!

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:24:00 GMT

Well, I transplanted them yesterday. Hopefully I didn't do too much damage. I definitely heard the sad sound of roots ripping once or twice. It's amazing how little of a root stru...

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Baby Tomatoes

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:21:00 GMT

Tomato seeds grow so fast! Mine are already 2 or 3 inches high - they need to be transplanted!

How much dirt does a seedling need to be able to grow for a month or so before it goes ou...

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Spring is Here!

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:56:00 GMT

The days are warming up, and my bike ride around Greenlake is more and more lovely!

This transformation began a month or so ago when the trees started to bud, and then tiny green leaves po...

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