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xan's Frontyard garden
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14 Nov 2009You thought you were done, didn't you 8 Cabbage- Stonehead Harvesting, Broccoli Pinetree mix Harvesting, Broccoli, moved from 3 Sisters Harvesting,...Sunny 18°C / 65°F
More fall clean up today, not so much because of stuff that really needed to get done, as because it is 70 degrees and sunny outside. Incredible. This extended nice weather is going to result in the cleanest, most prepped winter garden in years.
Swept off the porch and put away most of the rema...
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25 May 2009Solanum seedling update, plus 4 Tomato- Heirloom Black Potting Up, Tomato, Mortgage Lifter WS 8 Potting Up, Tomato- Black Krim Potting Up, ...Potted up the biggest Toms and Eggies, found a Mortgage Lifter that I didn’t know had sprouted, so now I have two. One more week under the grow lights, then a week hardening off. Put them in the ground June 6. Gave them all some bone meal and a nice little drink of seaweed extract (also ...14°C / 57°F
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20 May 2009Jeez, more little sprouts Frontyard gardenOkay, last of the little coreopsis are out front, as well as 5 extra marigolds which are not getting their own entry, since someone will undoubtedly steal them anyway.Sunny 29°C / 85°F
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10 May 2009My favorite way to spend Mother's Day 2 5 Pumpkin WS 11 Planting Out, Herb- Borage (Pinetree), indoor tray Planting Out, Spirea, sideyard Moved, Wago...18°C / 64°F
In the garden. Due to work schedules, we did Mother’s Day meal last night. Kids paid for it out of their own pockets for the first time. It was a moment. (sniffle)
Chomping at the bit to put some seeds in the ground, but I know it’s best to wait just one more week. Here’s wh...
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22 Mar 2009The god in the garden 1 1 Woodland garden and Frontyard gardenOvercast 8°C / 47°F
Cool air, hot sun. Very typical of early spring (also typical of early spring are snowfalls after it’s been 70 for a week. Cross fingers). I put out the little goddess today and gave her an offering— a blood red pansy. The god was there, too, in the form of a robin who followed me ...
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20 Mar 2009Finally! Crocus- front Sprouting and Frontyard gardenArea shady all day. I think loosening the mulch really helped.Overcast 1°C / 34°F
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20 Mar 2009Loosened the mulch Daffodils 4U2 (front) Sprouting, Garlic Breaking Dormancy, Wagon Wheel garden , and Frontyard gardenFrontyard daffys really took off after I loosened the mulch on Monday. The area is shady all day right now, however. Going to be a nice bright spot of yellow in a few weeks. Also noticed that the garlic is suddenly alive so I loosened the mulch there as well. Looks like the garage plot is start...Overcast 1°C / 34°F
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