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Tag Archives: organic gardening
Pestilence!
There is a good reason why I am sitting here at home and not driving to the tropical wilds of South Florida to guzzle down Amish cream pies and party it up with my kinfolk, which was the plan. The … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, flowers, gardening, health, kids, my family
Tagged being sick, childhood, gardening, motherhood, nature, organic gardening, parenting, pestilence, plague, plants, road trips, the kid, Tropical Storm Beryl
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Wish Making
Remember being a kid and coming upon a patch of fuzzy dandelions in your yard? I could never keep my hands from plucking them from the ground. After rubbing my cheek with the fuzzies, I would take a deep breath, … Continue reading
Posted in flora and fauna, flowers, gardening, happiness, nature
Tagged gardening, Gerbera daisies, nature, nerdtastic, organic gardening, outdoorsy stuff, photography, pure awesomeness, the kid, wishes
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Pickle Worms: A Side Effect of Tropical Storms…??
Because of the constant battering of wind and rain over the last three days, I haven’t been as vigilant in keeping up with the garden. I’ve never had a problem with pests or disease or rot so I would be … Continue reading
Posted in exploring, food, gardening, nature
Tagged cucumber beetles, cucumber worms, cucumbers, food, gardening, nature, nerdtastic, organic gardening, pickle worms, wtf?
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Garden Solution
Knowing that I would be cramming a ton of veggies and flowers into my raised garden beds of limited space, I placed the cucumbers next to the trellis so they could be trained to climb. So far, it’s working out … Continue reading
Posted in animals, community, conservation, food, gardening, outdoors, recycling
Tagged climbing veggies, cucumbers, food, gardening, organic gardening, squash, trellis
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Cosmic Purples
It’s no secret how impatient I am about my garden. I am especially impatient, though, when it comes to my carrots. To be completely honest, those carrots are the whole reason I wanted to start a garden in the first … Continue reading
Posted in food, gardening, happiness, nature, outdoors
Tagged carrots, cosmic purple carrots, food, gardening, nature, nerdtastic, organic gardening, outdoorsy stuff, pure awesomeness, purple carrots
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Garden Progress: Stuff is Growing!
I went back in time (also known as my Flickr account) and noticed how much has actually happened in my garden since I planted the first seed. I can’t believe it – I grew stuff! And I’m still growing stuff! … Continue reading
Posted in animals, flora and fauna, flowers, food, gardening, herbs, nature, outdoors
Tagged food, fun in the kitchen, gardening, kitchen adventures, nature, organic, organic gardening, outdoorsy stuff, plants
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Garden Layout
The weather this week only made it more difficult to stay indoors doing classwork instead of digging in the garden and finally getting seeds into the ground. After a wet and windy start, the sun broke through the clouds on … Continue reading
Posted in food, gardening, happiness
Tagged gardening, organic gardening, outdoorsy stuff, vegetables
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