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Dwindle Days
The daylight hours trickled off slowly in July and early August. I could pretend that fall wouldn’t really happen. September has squelched that sweet illusion. Continue reading
Late in the Game
When last heard from, Inconstance was feeling rather insouciant about execution of garden plans. Whatever, she claimed was her approach to the garden now. Something would grow. The harvest would yield something—probably too much of it. Well, guess again. Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Garden, Summer
Tagged asparagus, blazing star (Liatris spicata), carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, late season planting, peas, pest prevention, rabbits, raised beds, romaine, scallions, vole, weeds, zinnia
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Best Laid Plans
If there is one thing I need to let go of, it is the obsession with meticulous planning. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Garden, Plants, Spring
Tagged asparagus, borage, coneflower, eggplant, French tarragon, garden planning, germination, groundhog, grow lights, hollyhock, lavender, lemon verbena, lettuce, low-bush blueberry, monthly garden tasks, no-till gardening, peas, raspberry, seed catalog, seed starting, seeds, sweet potato, vegetable garden, zucchini
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Are We There Yet?
Here in New England, you know you’re in winter all right, when the first deep frost hits and all the leaves and flowers that soldiered on through chilly days and tinges of frost finally surrender and fall to the ground. Done. But spring? Continue reading
Posted in Plants, Spring
Tagged apple, asparagus, cherry, climate, crocus, daffodil, dogs, early planting, frost, magnolia, peach, protest, scilla, snow, spring frost, sugarsnap peas
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Why I Garden
Since eagerness for the next gardening season already plagued me even while the forecast said single digits coming, I got to wondering: why on earth do I garden? Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Plants, Winter
Tagged cactus, canning, Depression, Diervilla lonicera, elderberry, fertilizer, Gertrude Jekyll, insecticide, Japanese beetles, kale, Oriental poppy (Papaver orientalis), peonies, roses, World War II
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