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Member since: Jul 08 | Last seen: Jan 08 | Years gardening: 3 | Organic gardener

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  • 25 Jul 2008
    • 10
    • 1

    The God in the Garden

    Frequently, I ask myself why I’m gardening, and I always come up with a different answer every time. Certainly there’s the issue of a rising food crisis around the world, and the Victory Gardener in me feels the obligation any parent and spouse should feel to ensure their family is fe...
    Sunny 36°C / 97°F
  • 23 Jul 2008
    • 5
    • 5

    What Grows Around, Comes Around

    After a long heart to heart with the wife, the household harmony has been restored, and new life has been introduced to both our relationship and our garden. Perhaps the most important thing we learned from all this is that just because you’re not doing anything wrong, doesn’t mean yo...
    Overcast 33°C / 92°F
  • 21 Jul 2008
    • 1
    • 11

    Your Garden, Or Your Wife!

    “If I were a stamen, would you show as much interest in me as you do the garden?” my wife inquired. To my folly, I responded with humor “Of course not, honey; I’m a pistil man!” Eight words too late, I realized that was the wrong answer. Eight hours later I could har...
    Storms -46°C / -50°F
  • 18 Jul 2008
    • 9
    • 12

    Parenthood vs Gardening

    Victory Veg & Fruit garden
    The joy of carrying my babbling baby boy to the garden each day is nothing short of magical. Every day, I pick him up from daycare on the way home from work, and when we get home, the puppies (now dogs, but they’ll always be puppies in our hearts) leap about eagerly to get a whiff of us bot...
    Sunny 36°C / 97°F
  • 17 Jul 2008
    • 0
    • 0

    Unknown and Known Squash -- New Yields

    Victory Veg & Fruit garden
    I love it when another plant starts to produce its first fruit or veg. Here’s some photos of what I’m currently growing. First off is a mystery veg. I’m not sure if it’s yet ANOTHER Pumpkin vine that’s grown, or if it’s the beginning of a really fat zuchinni. I...
    Cloudy 39°C / 102°F
  • 16 Jul 2008
    • 0
    • 1

    The Overall Picture

    Victory Veg & Fruit garden
    This is currently the description for my Victory & Spicewall Garden, but as I’m about to update the description, I figured I’d archive what I already have in a journal entry. Enjoy! New journal entry and description of the garden to come soon. This is the garden overall. Early on ...
    Overcast 35°C / 95°F
  • 15 Jul 2008
    • 1
    • 1

    Libra's Pumpkin Enchilada Soup

    Victory Veg & Fruit garden
    Well, as part of my Victory Garden experience, my goal is to try and find a use for everything in the garden. I finally harvested my pride and joy, an 18-pound (8.16kg) pumpkin, which, to be perfectly honest, I have no idea what I’m going to do with, because it’s too much to cook, and...
    Overcast 27°C / 80°F
  • 10 Jul 2008
    • 0
    • 2

    Gad-Zukes! Fresh Zucchini and Libra's Ratatouille Recipe

    Victory Veg & Fruit garden
    Part of my incentive to begin a Victory Garden is that nothing tastes better than veg straight from the garden. The difference between herb and veg bought from the store, versus harvested from the garden is night and day. Previously, I was not fond of pumpkin pie. All I’d ever had was the s...
    Sunny 36°C / 96°F
  • 29 Jun 2008
    • 0
    • 0

    Transplanted

    Agave Americana Transplanted
  • 28 Jun 2008
    • 0
    • 0

    Transplanted

    Two Aloe Vera Plants Transplanted and Front Xeriscape garden

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