vegetables

The days are getting shorter, and the temps are nudging down despite the occasional warm and humid day.

The kitchen garden is still overflowing with the herbs, some late tomatoes and …
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It’s two days before the first day of autumn. The vegetable garden is winding down but still is producing. A bite in the air tells me cold weather is coming, …
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As the days get shorter and there is more to do, it it becoming more difficult to get over to the vegetable garden. That said, it has been a week …
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While I have enjoyed the experience of our first year vegetable plot, I am pondering the decision to move it from the donated site to my back yard for next …
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I’ve not been out to the vegetable plot in a bit so  I needed to go see what was happening, harvest anything ripe, thin the radishes and beets that I’ve …
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I cut the lawn tonight after a several week hiatus. I’m sure the neighbors were happy. Having a lawn sack of cut grass required a trip to the garden and the …
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Finally, we’ve had a week with out rain. Not that I’m complaining about the rain but rather about the lack of sun.

I’ve not been over to the veggie garden …
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Today was setting up the rain barrel  system. A full 8 hours work, so I am tired and sunburned but pleased.

First we repurposed some old gutters.

Next we  figured …
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Sunday went over to the veggie plot, a light rain was falling. I love the rain as long as it isn’t torrential. The way the earth smells, the cleanliness of …
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