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The gardening questions have been pouring in lately, so I thought I would try out a question/answer series for some of the questions. So, if you have any questions about gardening mishaps or how-to’s, send them my way. I’ll try to answer them the best I can. Recently a reader asked: I went to Read More >>
While I was working in the garden yesterday I snapped a few photos of our pallet gardens. The strawberries we transplanted last fall have begun to come back to life and are leafing out really well now. So much so that I may need to divide them again here pretty soon. The buttercrunch lettuce we Read More >>
I’m hoping the rain will hold off until this afternoon so Lucy the puggle dog and I can finish cleaning up the raspberry patch. Clipping dead canes and pulling weeds takes a surprising long time when you have a dog helping you out. But I suppose I wouldn’t have it any other way. 🙂 Have Read More >>
Gardening season is here! And I for one think I might set up a tent in the backyard just to keep from having to be indoors one more second. I am going to live in my garden for the next 7 months. Sure, it may get a little weird that the kids have to visit Read More >>
This past week has been a soggy one in our garden and there is no sign of letting up either. In fact, I think we actually hit a record for rainfall around here in Western Washington for the month of March. Everything is drenched! But the vegetables are still growing. Slowly. Our poppies and rhubarb Read More >>
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