Building A Greenhouse
Several weeks ago, I mentioned we took down the girls swing sets to make room for something new in our…
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Alternative Gardening
Both Jerry and Sue’s comments on the Garden or Lawn? post reminded me of a recent article I read in…
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Garden or Lawn?
Our spring garden is moving right along-we hope to eat lettuce, radishes, and onions out of it within a week…
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Planting By The Signs For 2011
Last summer was the first time I planted my entire garden by the signs-it was also the best producing garden…
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A Spring Saturday
Yesterday, we helped Granny and Pap get the garden at their house ready for planting. There was tilling; there was…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Time To Burn The Garden
Our recent Spring weather has encouraged folks to start gardening. Seems like everywhere I go I see people out and…
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Make Your Own Seed Pots – From Newspaper
My thoughts have been swirling around this summer’s vegetable garden. For the past several years, we’ve purchased plants that need an extra jump…
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Summer In The Mail Box
It was Thursday before any us decided to hike out to get the mail-and it wasn’t me who decided to…
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Cross Pollination Of Heirloom Tomatoes
I’ve done a little homework since Warren ask me if I worried about my heirlooms cross pollinating. I feel a whole…
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Help Me Solve 2 Mysteries
A good friend recently gave me this old cast iron tea kettle. A lady gave it to him-and told him it was her Grandmother’s-and…
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Saving Seeds From Heirloom Tomatoes
Like most things in life, when it comes to saving heirloom tomato seeds to grow next year, there are numerous…
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Planting By The Signs For September 2010
The cooler temps we’ve been experiencing set me to thinking about my fall garden. We still have okra, peppers, onions, and a…
