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Pumpkin Patch on a Stick and an Altered Tomato4 comments

Kate wrote 2 months ago: So, when I rigged it up, I thought the dog crate around the pumpkin patch would just be a temporary … more →

Tags: gardening tips, Organic Gardening, Reusing in the Garden, summer, The Growing Challenge, field of dreams, flowers not so bad, green overload, Growing tomatoes

Confessions2 comments

Kate wrote 2 months ago: So, you guys, I have a dirty little secret: My balcony garden sux. Yes, I’m guilty of selectiv … more →

Tags: Container Gardening, Meta, Organic Gardening, summer, The Growing Challenge, In The Interest Of Full Disclosure, killing plants, Sad State of Affairs

Mutant Tomato Update4 comments

Kate wrote 2 months ago: We calls him The Grinch: It’s at least three tomatoes fused, with leaves fringing out from th … more →

Tags: Guerrilla gardening, Meta, Organic Gardening, summer, The Growing Challenge, Black Krim tomato, mutations, mild angst

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Rebecca Hollis wrote 2 months ago: For Gardeners in Reading, Reading Gardeners, Reading Gardening Services, Garden Designers Reading, G … more →

Tags: Local Businesses, Gardeners in Reading, Reading Gardeners, Reading Gardening Services, Garden Designers Reading, Garden Maintenance Reading, landscapers, Landscaping Services, leaves

Timelapse2 comments

Kate wrote 2 months ago: Mid-July. Jesus, that late already. Rewind and replay, from the top: I started with good earth, bui … more →

Tags: Organic Gardening, square foot gardening, summer, The Growing Challenge, garden timeline, little finger carrots, Progression, Raised Bed, small spaces gardening

Hunky Vegetables2 comments

Kate wrote 3 months ago: Today my mom and Freya stood by Vineplot for scale. From back to front: four tomatillos, four toma … more →

Tags: summer, Organic Gardening, The Growing Challenge, locavore, summer vegetables, Farmer's Market, heirloom vegetables

More Meditations on Pests and Scourges1 comment

Kate wrote 3 months ago: You know, I just wasn’t as observant of my garden last year. Already I have noticed a host of … more →

Tags: Nature, summer, gardening tips, Green Pest Control, Organic Gardening, The Growing Challenge, cucumber beetles, Organic Pest Control, The Important Things

Regeneration, Creeping Evil3 comments

Kate wrote 3 months ago: The peas have staged a full-on comeback and are now blooming. I can’t believe these things sur … more →

Tags: Nature, Organic Gardening, spring, summer, The Growing Challenge, biological miracles, comfrey tea, fisher spider, organic fertilizer

Brandywines! And heavy on the updates3 comments

Kate wrote 3 months ago: I lucked into six Brandywine ‘mato starts from my neighbor Susan. What a windfall! I’m s … more →

Tags: spring, summer, gardening tips, square foot gardening, Green Pest Control, Organic Gardening, Gardening for Baby, The Growing Challenge, sprouts

Live Action Slug vs Copper4 comments

Kate wrote 3 months ago: So there it was in the garden yesterday — a slug, but also a guinea pig for my copper tape rep … more →

Tags: Nature, spring, summer, gardening tips, square foot gardening, Green Pest Control, Organic Gardening, garden slug control, slug and snail repellent

Organic Underdogs4 comments

Kate wrote 4 months ago: Heat wave: 90’s and humid. Freya and I have been hunkering down indoors near the air condition … more →

Tags: Nature, spring, summer, Green Pest Control, Organic Gardening, The Growing Challenge, Garden Pests, Grubs, herbivores

More Plants. More Trellises.5 comments

Kate wrote 4 months ago: I have doubled my tomato crop and it’s all heirloom, all the time. I had a hunch, when I went … more →

Tags: Garden Prep, spring, Reusing in the Garden, gardening tips, Refurb Projects, The Growing Challenge, New England gardening, small spaces gardening, homemade trellis

Woodland Foodie: 7, Kate: 42 comments

Kate wrote 4 months ago: So. You win some, you lose some. Yesterday I lost a couple romaine and pea plants to something like … more →

Tags: Nature, Garden Prep, spring, Organic Gardening, The Growing Challenge, Tomatillo, radishes, Garden Pests

I Can Do Pretty3 comments

Kate wrote 4 months ago: Nothing dresses up a garden like apple blossoms. Befitting that today turned into plot-beautificat … more →

Tags: spring, square foot gardening, Organic Gardening, The Growing Challenge, romaine lettuce, radish greens, homemade pea trellis, growing Swiss chard

Summer Garden Maintenance

toolhireinnottingham wrote 4 months ago: To keep your gardens appearance nice it is important to spend time on pruning trees and shrubs which … more →

Tags: chainsaw, Circular Saw, Stihl, summer

Ideas for Ant, Slug & Snail Control12 comments

Kate wrote 5 months ago: The pea shoots in the ground at my plot are looking a little dog-eared; I’m pretty sure it … more →

Tags: gardening tips, Green Pest Control, Organic Gardening, spring, square foot gardening, The Growing Challenge, ant poison, slug and snail repellent

Submitting to the Square Foot Grid2 comments

Kate wrote 5 months ago: I know Freya far outshines the plants in this photo. She was looking at a tree that’s just st … more →

Tags: Garden Prep, spring, square foot gardening, Organic Gardening, The Growing Challenge, planting square foot grid, square foot gardening layout

Busy... Busy.... Busy....

townie wrote 5 months ago: I apologise for the lack of posts lately, but there does not appear to be enough hours in the day! L … more →

Tags: Blogroll, Daily Digest, gardening, Greenhouse, Painting Fences

Propagating Isn't Pretty5 comments

Kate wrote 5 months ago: This contraption is really ugly, but garshdarnit, I’m going to blog about it. There’s j … more →

Tags: spring, gardening tips, Container Gardening, propagating lavender, Forsyth pot


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