Planting by the Signs Calendar for July 2020
We’ve always known about succession planting and we usually try to do two planting of things like squash, cucumbers, and…
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Walk in the Garden with Me
Today I’m going to take you on a garden walk. I shot the video last week, and already wish I…
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The Smell of Plum Grannys
“Momma filled up baskets with them, and sat them everywhere in the house, mostly in front of open windows. She…
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Our New Old Asparagus Bed
Over the weekend we revamped our asparagus bed. The bed is about ten years old. Hubert Kirkland, who I interviewed…
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Planting by the Signs Calendar for June 2020
I can’t believe yesterday was the first day of the sixth month of this year. Time is flying by and…
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Excited about this Year’s Garden
I’m so excited about this year’s garden. In spring of the year the garden we plant always thrills me, but…
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Making a Garden Arch using Cattle Panels
In addition to using cattle panels to trellis our beans we made two arches with them. The larger arch is…
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Gardening = Satisfaction
Putting up the cow panel bean trellis was a family project. The girls have been helping us garden since they…
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Uncle Henry’s Azalea
Uncle Henry gave me this azalea ages ago. I planted it at the edge of the backyard. Seven or eight…
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Our New Cattle Panel Bean Trellis
We decided to try a different way of trellising our greenbeans this year. For many years we’ve used the method…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Smell of Fresh Turned Soil
Is there a better smell than fresh turned soil? At the end of a long work day I sat in…
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Planting by the Signs Calendar for May 2020
Can you believe today is the first day of May 2020? Is this year flying by or what! I’m anxious…
