How My Garden Grows

Garden Log 2.26.2012

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:32:00 GMT

the long vegetable bed I had been working on is now completely dug, top dressed, edged with rocks and has a layer of landscaping fabric over it.

now, I love that the weed barrier landscape ...

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Garden Log 2.24.2012

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:37:00 GMT

It is that time of year again. The clay we call dirt here has dried out enough to dig beds again, those small purple 4-lobed flowers with orange throats 9I have no idea what they are!) are poppin...

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Garden Log 9.30.2011

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:01:00 GMT

Today was a beautiful day and I spent the majority of it ouside playing in the garden. The most progress was made in the longest bed; it hasn't been to difficult to double dig because the top 10" i...

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Garden Log 9.28.2011

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:26:00 GMT

First things first there was a GIANT brown recluse in the bath room the other day; good thing I had just done my business otherwise seeing this thing would have scared it right out of me:

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Reading Materials

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:22:00 GMT

Books I am reading this week: Home farm Handbook, Barnyard in your Backyard, Let it Rot!, carrots love tomatoes (and roses love garlic), and Great garden companions. Last week I finished up Worms eat ...

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Garden Log 9.17.2011 (again)

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:32:00 GMT

We went to the county fair today and has a great time; talked to a nice lady about her draft horses and watched some cart races. The rides were very fun until I rode the gravitron and started to fe...

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Garden Log 9.17.2011

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:11:00 GMT

Hello, GG!

It has been ages since I last blogged, and I am excited to be back! This season has been wonderful; the garden was the best yet; the vegetables grew well enough that I actually...

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Garden Log 2.7.2011

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:53:00 GMT

I took advantage of the 50 degree sunny weather yesterday and almost finished digging all the vegetable beds. The only bed I have left to dig is th...

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Garden Log 2.2.2011

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:41:00 GMT

Despite the 35 degree weather, I spent about two hours in the garden digging. I probably wont be able to dig too much more for the rest of the week...

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Garden Log 2.1.2011

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:05:00 GMT

It is windy and pouring rain today; I think I managed to spend about 15 minutes outside this morning before the rain chased me and the pups back in...

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Garden Log 1.31.2011

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:55:00 GMT

Since last time I updated it has snowed and melted and we vended at ChattaCon. We also both got sick, recovered, and now Randy is getting sick again, starting in the throat this time instead of the...

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Garden Log 1.10.2011

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:49:00 GMT

We got home from a show in Memphis with enough time to run errands in town and get groceries before the snow storm started. Right now its about 12 am and there is almost half a foot ...

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Garden Log 1.4.2011

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 03:18:00 GMT

Our room mate went back to work at the local factory today, so we all got up at 4am to have breakfast before he went to work. I finished all my school assignments first thing and then Randy and I s...

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Garden Log 1.3.2011

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:10:00 GMT

I spent about four hours in the yard today taking advantage of the cloudless sky. If I keep going at the rate I have been these past few days, I will have the entire yard ready for spring before to...

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Garden Log 1.2.2011

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:37:00 GMT

just finished reorganizing the sun room where the puppies are currently wreaking havoc. We are taking them to the shelter tomorrow because they are weaned and we can't keep them all here (6 puppies...

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