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Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 41 of 52 Even though the growing season is winding down, there are still plenty of vegetables to see in our backyard garden. The fava beans I planted a few weeks ago are doing well and are now about 4 inches tall. I planted these as a cover crop Read More >>
Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 40 of 52 Yesterday I spent about 8 hours in the garden trimming hedges, pulling up spent tomato plants and basically cleaning up the garden beds. It looks pretty bare out there now, but hopefully I’ll be able to get a few more fall vegetables planted before it’s Read More >>
Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 39 of 52 We’ve been experiencing some cold and soggy weather here in Western Washington the past few days and I’ve been lazy and haven’t done too much gardening in the last 72 hours. We’ve been harvesting Bok Choy over the last 2 weeks and now it’s starting to Read More >>
Yesterday I spent the afternoon outside cleaning up the plants in and around the greenhouse. I removed all the gutters I had installed in the spring and set them outside. I plan to re-plant the strawberries elsewhere, and then add the soil from the reaming gutters that held basil, peppers and chard to the compost pile. The Read More >>
Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 38 of 52 You can totally tell things are winding down in the backyard garden. When I let the chickens out in the mornings there is a bit of chill in the air. I think I might have to double up on the long sleeved black t-shirts here pretty Read More >>
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