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First Frost: Good and Bad

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:31:00 GMT

I experienced my first frost with my first garden this year. I heard the weatherman warning about it yesterday morning, so I knew I had to get out there and strip my plants of veggies.

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Here's an Idea

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:32:00 GMT

Today I walked through what looked like a refugee camp. The people were starving and barely had the energy to stand. It was a homeless shelter. The person in charge said they haven't had much fo...

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Wal-Mart vs. Everyone Else

Sun, 03 May 2009 01:20:00 GMT

I already bought all my seeds, then I went into walmart today. All their seed packets were only $1, but everyone else was around $2. I'm frustrated.

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I love freecycle!

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:23:00 GMT

I got a whole bunch of free mulch from freecycle! It's all grass clippings, and it was enough to cover my new 10' x 20' vegetable garden. Perfect timing, becuase it's supposed to rain today and bliz...

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Daffodils are blooming!

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:19:00 GMT

Our daffodils are blooming! I have a vase of them on the kitchen table. I had three job interviews today and another one is comming up on Monday. Things are looking up in that department!

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Diggers Hotline

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:01:00 GMT

It's a good thing I called digger's hotline. It turns out there is a power box two inches from where I marked out the garden, and it's close enough to the surface that the tiller might nick it. I'll...

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Marked out my vegetable garden

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:01:00 GMT

I found out that I have to call the digger's hotline even if I disturb the soil, so today I had to color the section of lawn white that I'm going to make into garden. Good thing I found a spray paint...

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Bachelor's Buttons

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:21:00 GMT

You already know I have a bunch of seeds as old as my marriage that I'm trying to plant. I planted some bachelor's buttons in paper cups and tin cans, and they're getting some true leaves! I'd put s...

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New to us rototiller

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:49:00 GMT

Tim picked up the free rototiller. It's bigger than a riding lawnmower! I think the next size up attatches to a tractor, lol. Tim took a look at it, and he said it would take him an hour and $40...

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Having friends is great!

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:57:00 GMT

My husband is going to pick up the rototiller from our friends at church, and they told us not to return it. We get a free rototiller after parts! Woohooo!

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Good thing we're planning a garden.

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:35:00 GMT

It's a really good thing we're planning a garden because I just lost my job. Wish me luck on the job hunt. At least our garden will help us pull through this summer financially.

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Bringing a new convert to mint

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:08:00 GMT

I told a friend at work that I have a chocolate mint plant and I have tea from it all the time. She wants some cuttings so she can have chocolate mint tea, too. I have brought another person over to...

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Starting Seedlings

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:57:00 GMT

I found some eight-year-old bell pepper and tomato seeds lying around that I thought I'd try to start. I went through an egg carton for supper tonight, so I filled it with dirt from outside and pu...

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I bought seeds today!

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:45:00 GMT

My husband and I are planting our first vegetable garden this year. I bought cucumber, basil, radishes, carrots, cilantro, peas, sage, turnips, and lettuce seeds today at the grocery store. They ...

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Tulips, Garlic, and Daffodils

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:21:00 GMT

What do Tulips, Garlic, and Daffodils have in common? They're coming up in my front garden! WOOOHOOO!

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