Category Archives: gardening

Laura, You’re not in Alaska Anymore

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Laura

Proof: 1.  3 days straight of 90+ temperatures, with another day of 89.  Finally, a reprieve today – and 56 feels COLD. 2. We have a garden growing, with plants to be harvested in the spring – before summer heat … Continue reading →

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CSA

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Laura

Our year at the Cromwell Valley CSA, in picturesFrom the first pickup, which included garlic scapes, a vegetable I’d never heard of (May 31st): To a lot of peas, which we helped pick (June 15th) To “the beans, oh the … Continue reading →

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The advice request part

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Laura

I decided that other entry was too long so I’m putting the request in a separate entry.  If you haven’t already, go read the entry underneath this with all the pictures and then come back. So here’s what I need. … Continue reading →

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Advice wanted

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Laura

Hi everyone.  I know I’ve been fairly absent from the blogging world.  It just seems like there’s so much to do and not enough time to do it in. Plus, I have this perfectionist streak in me that doesn’t want … Continue reading →

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Answering Aunt Zona’s comment

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Laura

“First things first – was that dessert as delicious as it looks?  Second (keeping my priorities straight) does she share recipes?  It looks so beautiful.  As do your squash plants! No squash borers here, no sirree Bob!  As for dahlias … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Things

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Laura

On the front porch: Dinner that’s almost entirely from the Farmer’s Market and the CSA!  (We just need an olive tree and a goat to make feta and we’d be all set!) The filled-in rock garden [note the squash plants … Continue reading →

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We’ve been busy…

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Laura

Over about two weeks, we did about 60+ hours of yardwork and managed to accumulate A LOT of yard waste: When the yard materials recycling guys came, I hid inside.  I felt bad making them pick up all those bags!  … Continue reading →

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Poor Us

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Laura

We have so many vegetables, vegetables coming out of our ears, that we don’t even bother to save any leftover salad.  We just eat out the Juliet tomatoes that we grew ourselves, and then we compost the rest.  It helps … Continue reading →

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Zucchini update

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Laura

We pulled out the other half of the plant this morning.  The leaves were wilting and the plant was just generally dying.  When I pulled it out, I saw that there was some really fat worm-looking bugs in the middle … Continue reading →

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Setbacks

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Laura

We have already eaten 5 zucchini from our garden.  We have three more in the refrigerator.  THey were delicious.  We were excited to be eating lots more.  We also have a yellow crookneck squash and a patty pan squash growing … Continue reading →

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