Tag: garden
group name: gardeners
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August 02, 2006 02:51 PM EDT --
This summer we constructed a pergola and I discovered I have a natural talent for the mind-numbing job of building lattice by hand. Now that I know how (and with a mental note to document it in a future . . . more
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April 27, 2007 08:48 AM EDT --
As an eager new gardener, I try to reign in my enthusiasm for the ideas and things I'd like to do in my yard. I remember the first spring and summer I spent in my house, I spent it in awe watching . . . more
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June 05, 2008 12:54 PM EDT --
We planted late this year, but our tomatoes, basil, and some right-now-unnamed annuals are doing well. The birch tree is happy (but could be happier...the apple trees are bogarting some sun) and the grapes . . . more
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July 31, 2008 10:03 AM EDT --
Our tomatoes are promising, the basil is flowering (oops!), and the grapes are actually going to produce this year - at least the one grape plant that didn't have to recover from last winter. I promise, . . . more
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June 07, 2007 12:30 AM EDT --
Below are some photos of a "mystery plant" that sprang up unbidden in my neglected, overgrown tomato garden. At first I thought it was a volunteer cucumber because of the shape of the leaves . . . more
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July 06, 2007 02:42 PM EDT --
Perhaps you may remember the photo of a "mystery plant" I posted 1 month ago. I asked for help identifying it, since it appeared spontaneously in my tomato garden.
It has been unveiled . . . more
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November 16, 2006 08:38 PM EST --
With the gardening season drawing to a close, you might want to consider "dusting" your garden. Adding sawdust, that is.
Sawdust is a terrific material for enriching the soil with humus, which . . . more
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December 29, 2006 04:03 PM EST --
It seems to be the season where gardeners receive those beautiful (or cheap) catalogs that promise big yields of healthy plants...Oh, they hit us when we're weak with lack of light and while we're . . . more
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April 07, 2008 09:45 AM EDT --
Unfortunately obsessively checking the weather this spring doesn't change the forecast. Which is a shame, because nothing would make me happier than pulling out the firewood rack and putting down . . . more
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November 16, 2006 04:44 PM EST --
By Tom Christopher, Contributing Garden Editor---
I hope next spring to begin the planting of a garden around our house in western Massachusetts and, given the size of the budget, I know two things for . . . more
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May 10, 2007 12:25 PM EDT --
Like many people I am busy. I'd like to devote more time to gardening but gee, there's just too much fun stuff to do! I've decided I should write a book or something called a 15 minute . . . more
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May 17, 2007 11:26 AM EDT --
Hooray!! The plants are in the ground. I had some time last Friday being away from work and I picked up a flat of herbs and a couple of four packs of marigolds at a local big box grocer that has a garden . . . more
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July 03, 2007 12:53 PM EDT --
Things in the herb garden are going swimmingly. That's a figure of speech of course because there hasn't been much water in the Twin Cities other than from my garden hose. I've been using . . . more
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May 02, 2007 03:34 AM EDT --
Since it's May, I thought I'd post pictures from last year to offer hope. I took a lot of pictures to watch the progress of the garden. These are images of the progress, from . . . more
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January 17, 2007 04:23 PM EST --
By Tom Christopher, Contributing Garden Editor---
I used to threaten my son when he was little with promises of squid for dinner. He's tough; he never responded with more than a groan . . . more
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May 08, 2007 11:05 AM EDT --
It is finally coming up in a big way, and I'm just plain happy. Here are some of my recent rhubarb discoveries:
Breaking Ground: The Rhubarb Report - Mark shares a great rhubarb/strawberry . . . more
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October 24, 2007 09:42 AM EDT --
Most Twin Cities metro residents are still frost free but I'm wondering about all gardens after this crazy growing season, which seemed to swing from one extreme to another.
At home we ripped . . . more
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October 17, 2006 03:45 PM EDT --
By Tom Christopher, Contributing Garden Editor---
What I've begun to realize is that there have been two migrations over the last generation. Everybody knows about the torrent of humanity which . . . more
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July 18, 2007 10:17 PM EDT --
I actually do know the identity of this "mystery plant", but thought it would be fun to challenge the other gardeners on Gather. I've attached two pre-bloom photos for your viewing pleasure, . . . more
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April 10, 2007 10:03 AM EDT --
As you can see, I've got a fearless bunny in the backyard. Although I don't plan to go crazy with vegetables this year, I will have some young and delicious decorative plants going in as soon as . . . more
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