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23 Jun 2009wick 1 kahawa coffee and living room floor gardenmy cotton string irrigation was working a little too well. emptied out half of a quart jar of water through two strings since I left for work this morning. most of that is all over the floor now.Cloudy 23°C / 73°F
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22 Jun 2009food New Zealand spinach Harvesting, onion Harvesting, and cilantro Harvestingate some more New Zealand spinach. it’s been relatively productive considering the small pot it’s in. picked a little bit of cilantro and cut some leaves and the flower stem of my little yearling onion into some soup.Sunny 22°C / 71°F
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22 Jun 2009homesick? miracle fruit Dying, foolhardy garden , and seashore mangosteen Dyingmy miracle fruit and seashore mangosteen don’t appear to have weathered the move to the roof terribly well. they’re both seem to be ailing. they’re definitely getting a lot more light up there than under a couple of weak compact fluorescent lights. it’s been raining on ...Overcast 16°C / 60°F
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22 Jun 2009sorry, Ned. 3 booze garden and nuts gardenso, I generally try to avoid the plastics as much as possible, but plants were suffering for it. I broke down and installed some drip irrigation over the last two weekends. beats hauling buckets, but I think part of my soul died.12°C / 53°F
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18 Jun 2009germination 3 hot pepper Sprouting, foolhardy garden , and pyrethrum Sprouting16°C / 60°F
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18 Jun 2009movement. hot pepper Moved, miracle fruit Moved, cape aloe Moved, maypop Moved, little leaf pea shrub Moved, Siberian...moved some plants outside.16°C / 60°F
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14 Jun 2009food 2 rugen alpine strawberry Harvesting, Italian alpine strawberry Harvesting, yellow alpine strawberry Harvesti...ate some fruit over the weekend. not enough, but a good start. the first goumies I’ve ever had didn’t disappoint. they’re sweet and delicious and astringent. of the strawberries, the yellow alpines continue to be my favorite. jostaberries are on their way, currants are almo...21°C / 69°F
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09 Jun 2009unexpected flowers 2 1 Chilean guava Flowering, stumble garden , and onion Floweringthe Chilean guava is flowering, even in the shade. I don’t think it actually gets any direct sunlight at all, just fairly bright shade for most of the day. some fruit would be pretty exciting. the little onion I planted last year is also flowering. I don’t know much about onion flo...Sunny 13°C / 56°F
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08 Jun 2009wedding! 3 1Sunny 18°C / 64°F
it’s been a couple weeks now, but my sister just put her photos online. I helped her put together these centerpieces for our friends’ wedding at McMenamin’s Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon. those are little potted herb plants wrapped up in burlap for folks to take home. also p...
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07 Jun 2009olives? 1 olive tree Flowering and stumble garden14°C / 57°F
looks like the olive tree on my porch is flowering. it’s in a pretty shady spot, so I’ll be surprised if it ripens any olives, but it’s sure trying.
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