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02 Nov 2009Sprouted Marigolds Sprouting and In the House garden5 seeds sprouted about 2 weeks ago.11°C / 52°F
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02 Nov 2009Moved indoors Rosemary Transplanted11°C / 52°F
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28 Oct 2009Who says you can't grow rosemary from seed? 3 6 Rosemary RepottedOvercast 11°C / 52°F
Well, you can. But it’s supposedly not as easy as just propagating from a cutting from an already-established plant.
I didn’t know this.
Neither did my seed, apparently! It grew just fine. Granted not every seed germinated, but it’s done quite well with what did! I had to trans...
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25 Oct 2009Another salad's worth Lettuce Harvesting and Peas HarvestingPicked another salad’s worth of the fall lettuce. Picked some pea pods for the salad too, and used up the last of the grape tomatoes that had ripened inside.Overcast 17°C / 63°F
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19 Oct 2009Seeds from Monticello 2 Backyard Vegetable gardenSunny 14°C / 58°F
A couple of weeks ago, my boss visited Monticello (Thomas Jefferson’s home). She toured the gardens there, and said they were amazing.
She brought me back some seeds!
These are all heirlooms.
Perennial Peas, Lathyrus latifolius
‘Paris White’ Cos Lettuce, Lactuca sativa cv.
R...
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18 Oct 2009Aaaannnnd...we're done. 1Frosty
Woke up to a frosty yard this morning.
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14 Oct 2009Guess I should update the peas! Peas Fruiting and Backyard Vegetable gardenWe’re long past “showing true leaves” and “flowering” and are well into “fruiting.” :)Cloudy 8°C / 47°F
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14 Oct 2009Fall lettuce harvest Lettuce HarvestingI picked a little bit of lettuce last night. At least I’ll get one salad out of it if the frost kills it! :) It’s not really even enough for a salad, but it’ll do. Probably should have planted it a bit sooner. Will remember that for next year if I do a fall planting of lettuce a...Cloudy 7°C / 44°F
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14 Oct 2009Final "Summer" harvest Grape Tomatoes Harvesting and Grape Tomatoes DyingWith the threat of really cold temps this week, last night Emily & I picked all of the remaining grape tomatoes, and I pulled up the plant. The orange and blushing ones are sitting out to finish ripening, while the green ones got halved and tossed in the pickle jar. That is a novelty to Emily...Cloudy 7°C / 44°F
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12 Oct 2009Seeds or plants? My argument with myself. Backyard Vegetable gardenSince it will be time to order soon (if I decide to order rather than just buy what I can find locally), I am wrestling with whether to buy seeds or plants. Pros to seeds: Cheaper. A packet of seeds should (hopefully) last me a few years, since I wouldn’t be planting all of them for most t...16°C / 61°F
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