My Enchanted Garden

3 Sisters Update . . . and other stuff . . .

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:37:00 GMT

Yesterday I started an entry to this blog . . . unfortunately, after several paragraphs, and photographs - I don't know what I did, but suddenly a new forum page opened, and all was lost. This was ...

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I've Been So Busy . . . Garden Update

Thu, 31 May 2012 23:44:00 GMT

WOW! I can't believe I haven't been here for a while. I got busy working on a class I taught and barely got to take care of the garden. The good thing about gardens, if you give it enough water . ....

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Trying to Post #3

Sat, 12 May 2012 15:33:00 GMT

I don't know if this will even get posted. I've had difficulty getting 2 prior posts to publish. Continued to get error message, even though I was logged into my account. So . . . this post is reall...

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Corn is growing . . . making the mounds for the squash.

Sat, 05 May 2012 16:23:00 GMT

I've been so busy lately . . . indoors. It's really starting to get hot here in Florida . . . mid-80's expected today, and mid-70's this evening. It's starting to heat up early in the morning, so ...

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Corn Sprouts! . . . and a suspicious peanut . . .

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:32:00 GMT

Every morning . . . checking, checking, checking . . . on my 3 sisters corn mounds.

Today, the first signs of life have appeared.

Yesterday, when I checked on them, the only thing I ...

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Pete the Cat in the Garden

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:40:00 GMT

Setting up for my night in the garden . . . Pete, my cat , keeps me company.

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It's So Cold . . .

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:44:00 GMT

Usually the first thing I do after starting the coffee brewing is go outside and check my garden. Some days, the order is reversed. Watching my garden grow is very exciting for me.

Wh...

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Yeah . . . RAIN . . . and the Foxglove seeds have sprouted!

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:19:00 GMT

Everything looks real happy this morning. It did rain after all, plus the sprinklers were set for Sunday am, so everything got a good soaking. I'm glad, as some of the hollyhocks looked a little d...

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3 Sisters Corn and Bean Mounds

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:45:00 GMT

Ok, looking like we might get a nice rain . . . I made the mounds for the Three Sisters corn and beans.

The recommended size for each mound is 18" wide, 4-6 inches high, flattened. One articl...

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3 Sisters Soil Mix

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:20:00 GMT

OK, I was lazy yesterday.

In my own defense, looking for answers on the web can sometimes take a lot longer than you expect. I seem to have a knack for having the question nobody has an answ...

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Three Sisters, part 2

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:04:00 GMT

I stayed up a bit late last night . . . finding it hard to get myself in gear and out to the garden this am.

More coffee p[lease.

The only thing I need to do today is finish weed...

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Three Sisters Corn, Beans and Squash

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:29:00 GMT

Yesterday I started clearing out the areas I wanted to try growing the Native American 3 Sisters Corn, Beans and Squash.

Today, I marked the spots for the corn mounds with . . . corn meal, as...

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My Enchanted Garden

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:54:00 GMT

Hoping to find some info on a mystery plant I found this spring, as usual good info was found here at Garden Guides. They have some lovely features for the home gardener, including this blog area. ...

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