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Haven't I learned the first thing about gardening?

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:46:00 GMT

Well, maybe not the first thing.....

The first thing is probably what you need to put together to make a plant grow. You can learn this much as a child - seed, dirt, water, sunshine.

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Have you ever done this?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:04:00 GMT

I have this side yard that last year I let get taken over by volunteer tomato plants. This year I decided that since I wasn't paying much attention to it anyway, I might as well just grow wildflow...

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quick update

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:04:00 GMT

Mangoes 2 out of three dead so far out of the last batch, and the third isn't looking too good.

Pineapple top is dead - the roots never grew.

Opuntia (prickly pear) leaves are doing not...

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And again....

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:11:00 GMT

Hi all,

About a month ago I went to Trader Joe's (a sort of eclectic store with a diverse range of offerings, some specialty items, some staples, pretty good prices) and one of the items I pi...

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Here I go again...

Fri, 30 May 2008 01:59:00 GMT

So now that I have my new book, Don't Throw It, Grow It! 68 Windowsill Plants From Kitchen Scraps by Deborah Peterson and Millicent Selsam, I'm trying a few new ones and a ...

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If it didn't exist, I'd've had to write it myself!

Sun, 18 May 2008 06:44:00 GMT

I visited my uncle today to hook him up to the internet at his new place. He lives about 45 minutes west of me. On my way home I decided to take a small detour to Littleton, MA to try to make i...

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An Ode To Compost

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:16:00 GMT

I actually felt inspired turning my compost pile yesterday. It felt good to be doing some honest hard work in the yard again. I was going to post this in the Cheezy Poetry forum, but the subject ...

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Crisis averted, and a lettuce update!

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:31:00 GMT

Okay, so having a slighty smelly compost pile is hardly a crisis, but I managed to avert it none the less. I've turned it a couple of times since I originally built it and it was positively steami...

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Eureka!...I mean, you reek ah!...er, I mean, Urea!

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:37:00 GMT

I was going to post this in the compost thread, but it was a pretty long so I'm putting it in my blog instead.

So, I had off from work on Monday. It's Patriots Day here in Massachusetts,...

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I told myself I wouldn't, but.....

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:11:00 GMT

The weather was gorgeous today here in Eastern Mass and I was at a couple of the local nurseries and farms checking out their latest offerings. I came across some Gardenias, and as it turns out, I...

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As the compost turns.....

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:15:00 GMT

FINALLY! The planets have aligned and I found myself with both the time and warm enough weather to get outside and DO something in the yard. I managed to turn my compost piles, adding in quite a ...

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Surprised Again!

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:14:00 GMT

Jeeze, the packet of seeds I bought should have read 60-120 weeks, not 60-120 days to germination! I just had another olive seed sprout after 10 months of waiting! I think I might have figured ou...

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Row Cover Update, and a SURPRISE!

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:59:00 GMT

Well, I finally made the time and screwed up enough courage to face the result, and the result is that the rowcover was off for a sufficient length of time to kill all but just one or two baby bok ...

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Row Cover Holding Up Well

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:40:00 GMT

So after receiving about 18 inches of snow, including drifts, my row cover is holding up great! The steep slope of the sides combined with the strength of the joints as a result of the tees, elbow...

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Thank you all

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:32:00 GMT

Thanks to all who read commented on my blog entries over the past week and especially who sent me PM's about them. Current events render all of the entries and comments moot, however, so I have op...

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