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Thinking About a Garden This Year?  Now’s The Time to Start Planning For It

Thinking About a Garden This Year?  Now’s The Time to Start Planning For It

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Ahhh, the summer garden.  Who doesn’t love the thought of walking out of their back door and picking some ripe, juicy tomatoes, tender lettuces, or snipping off some fresh herbs to be used in that favorite kitchen recipe?  Well, hold on there a minute, all you Gordon Ramsey wannabes.  First things first.  If you want to reap all of those delicious rewards, there’s a little sweat equity involved to get there.  I’m not saying that having a small garden is…

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Is A Garden Right For You?

Is A Garden Right For You?

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Spring is in the air (although I will admit that the weather lately has hardly been spring like), and with the budding of the trees and the greening of the landscape, thoughts turn to the spring/summer/fall garden. With the ongoing rise in food prices, gasoline, and all things consumer-related, more and more people are contemplating ways to cut costs in their household budgets.  The government is even warning the population about food shortages and ongoing supply problems, making trips to…

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My Home Garden 2021: New Year, New Set-Up

My Home Garden 2021: New Year, New Set-Up

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If you’re a frequent reader of this blog, you’ll remember that last year I spent some of my COVID isolation planting a garden, utilizing a plot in my town’s local community garden.  It was a great way to get some exercise, see if I would enjoy digging in the dirt, and also allowed me to undertake a hobby that provided some relevant feedback on success or failure. I have to say that although I’m not a newly converted and rabid…

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Zero-Effort Gardening: I May Be On To Something Here

Zero-Effort Gardening: I May Be On To Something Here

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The backyard garden.  Let me first say that I’d love to have one, but also freely admit that I don’t have the time nor the inclination for its maintenance and upkeep.  That being said, I may have stumbled across a revolutionary way to both have my cake – and eat it, too. First, a little back story. At the back of my yard, by the alleyway, stands an old and gnarled elm tree.  It barely gets any leaves on it…

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The Home Garden: A Rising Tide

The Home Garden: A Rising Tide

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Spring is in the air.  The March winds will soon give way to April showers.  The nights will grow warmer, the birds will fill the trees with their morning songs, and the local area will once again come alive with the colors of the season.  That means that it is also the time of year to start thinking about planting a garden. It doesn’t have to be much.  A few windowsill containers can qualify, just the same as a half-acre…

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