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07 Nov 2009Limbo Gardening 4I’m losing an amazing edible landscape including a small orchard. Though I don’t know where I’m going to be allowed to grow them yet, I just ordered 2 low-chill cherry trees, 1 aprium tree & 1 blueberry. I’ll probably never have such a stupendous garden again.Sunny 13°C / 56°F
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28 Oct 2009Limbo 2 8Sunny 12°C / 54°F
Still at my home, but the we’re in negotiations with a buyer. Good news is that the buyer’s into permaculture and appreciates the work I’ve done here. Bad news is it’s fall planting season and I can’t plant. Well, I could but it would be wasted $ and effort. I wish ...
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18 Sep 2009blooming 2 2 Delphinium belladonna 'Cliveden Beauty' Blooming and Business in Front garden21°C / 69°F
What I said before.
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18 Sep 2009Blooming 1 Chrysanthemum 'Frosty Morn' Blooming21°C / 69°F
One cluster has already been and gone. The rest are here or coming.
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07 Sep 2009Saved Leek 'Lincoln' HarvestingCloudy 15°C / 59°F
The raised beds were largely razed yesterday. I pulled these out before that happened. Having some in my piperade this morning.
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07 Sep 2009Saved 5 Shallots 'Dutch Yellow' Harvesting and Party in the Back gardenCloudy 15°C / 59°F
The raised beds were largely destroyed yesterday. I went and pulled these out before that happened. Haven’t eaten them yet so I have no reports.
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06 Sep 2009You Really Don't Understand 1 7 Apple 'Yellow Newtown Pippin'Sunny 25°C / 77°F
Yesterday I said to my dad that I hoped these apples would ripen before I had to lose my garden. He said, “I hope not. I’ll buy you some apples if it comes to that.” He feels the way I prioritize plant stuff during this sell/move is messed up. He worked very hard in the yard tod...
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23 Aug 2009Fitful Blooming 1 Chrysanthemum 'Lavender Pixie' Flowering and Business in Front garden21°C / 69°F
People (including me) keep accidently knocking off the blooms so I’ve seen one or two but a lot are gone. The ones that are still there haven’t bloomed yet.
Many mums starting blooming VERY early this year. But fitfully so there’s never a full show.
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08 Aug 2009Tomatoes 1 Tomato 'Mamma Mia' Harvesting, Tomato 'One' Harvesting, and Tomato 'Black Plum' HarvestingNot a bumper year for me, but I planted enough plants that I’m getting what I need. The most prolific, surprisingly, is the “Mamma Mia” I bought form OSH as a 1 gal start. There will probably be more tomatoes from other bushes today. This was just what I could bring back in my ...Sunny 27°C / 80°F
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03 Aug 2009Weird Blooming? Canary Bird Bush BloomingThe Canary Bird Bush has flowered a bit over the last couple weeks. I looked at my Flickr stream to see if this was the season. Previous pics were taken in Feb, though. :-?Sunny 24°C / 76°F
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