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Apparently I was having too much fun using my Mantis 4-Cycle Tiller Cultivator and so the HH finally decided to give it a whirl yesterday and revive a garden bed alongside the mini greenhouse. And everything was going a-okay until the blade stopped turning and the tiller sorta bounced off something. The HH immediately turned off the Read More >>
So. Ever since a bunch of you mentioned I should get a flock of guinea fowl to help with the tick situation, and after watching/listening to a video of them, every time I would go out to the garden after that, I totally thought I was hearing guinea fowl off in the distance. Before watching the Read More >>
Did you plant seedlings this year? I just planted mine about 2 weeks ago and already they’re looking great. Well, all but the peppers that is. Those little stinkers, they’re always the last to emerge. Just when I think I have a bad batch of pepper seeds and I need to start over, the teeny Read More >>
Over the weekend I collected a giant bouquet of pussy willow stems from the front of the property. There were so many in bloom, I had a hard time putting down the pruning shears and walking away. I spotted an old Christmas wreath alongside the barn a few days ago peeking out of the snow. Read More >>
And so it begins… I finally feel like I have a purpose again. Funny how being without a giant garden and living under a microscope for three years can change a person. I woke up yesterday and practically jumped out of bed. Hurrah! Seed starting day! If I were still in the PNW I would have Read More >>
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