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Last night during a ridiculously epic rain storm, I went foraging in the lettuce jungle for some salad fixin’s. Not having to go to the store is pretty high on my list pretty much everyday of the week. The crowds, the noises, the dirty shopping carts and baskets that never get washed {unless rain counts} 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 >>
Have you planted your peas yet? I planted my first round of peas in early February in gutters and then placed them in the greenhouse. Yes, it was a wee bit early to be planting peas and we did get a hard frost the day after I planted them, but luckily, they are starting to Read More >>
Do you have a dog? Do they help you in the garden? Do they think it’s their job to sample everything you harvest? Well, Lucy the puggle dog sure does. I simply cannot set foot outside without her being 1 step behind me. Yesterday, I harvested a few leaves of lettuce from the greenhouse. And Read More >>
Linda from South Carolina sent me a really cool email last night about her efforts to grow lettuce during the winter months. It’s floating! How cool is that?! Linda says lettuce can be grown in a floating system inside your house or outside in a greenhouse depending on your winter temperatures. One of Linda’s goals Read More >>
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