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A gardening season potentially washed away
One of the things that has been most strange to me about the Flood of 2008 coverage is that I actually recognize the landmarks. In the past, most of my flood experience has been virtual – I’ve wat… more »
The Inadvertent Gardener
A gardening season potentially washed away
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 week ago: One of the things that has been most strange to me about the Flood of 2008 coverage is that I actual … more »
How you can help Midwestern farmers
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inadvertentgardener wrote 2 weeks ago: Back in the 1980s, when the farm crisis was breaking America’s heartland, my Uncle Charlie got inv … more »
The secret garden, part 1
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inadvertentgardener wrote 6 months ago: As we approached the Cloisters from further down the hill, I pointed up to a tree peeking over the t … more »
Southern drought: no end in sight
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inadvertentgardener wrote 7 months ago: The South is running out of water. I discovered this after I asked some fellow members of the 9rules … more »
The precocious tomato entrepreneur
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inadvertentgardener wrote 8 months ago: Every time I visit my parents, there’s a little pile of things to read on my bed when I arrive—a … more »
An answer from across town
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inadvertentgardener wrote 9 months ago: For two years, plants with dark green leaves and small blue flowers have wound their way around the … more »
My tiniest tomatoes
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inadvertentgardener wrote 10 months ago: I don’t think I managed to beat Chigiy and her Red Currant Tomatoes, and I’m late to the Ritual … more »
The Great Pumpkin, revealed
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inadvertentgardener wrote 10 months ago: I’d like to tell you that I have a very simple philosophy for living, but in truth, I am a woman o … more »
Down on the farm
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, The Mint Killer and her family and I headed out together to Acoustic Farms, the home of … more »
Winston Churchill's artichokes, other flora and a statue
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Lilian wrote 1 year ago: Last weekend, we went to Chartwell, Winston Churchill’s country house. As you would expect, it … more »
Seeds of memory
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 year ago: Back when I lived in Virginia, back before Iowa was even a consideration, back even before I was mar … more »
Green explosion
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 year ago: There was a point earlier in the season when I thought I would never end up with anything resembling … more »
The garden center, done right
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 year ago: Every turn on Route 193 outside Placerville, Calif. seemed steeper and tighter the further up the mo … more »
Resurrection of the lavender
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 year ago: Last summer, I made a new friend by way of her garden in Des Moines. As we wound through the lush pl … more »
In Zelda-land, the grasses have to go
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 year ago: I spent a few days recently in Grand Junction, Colorado visiting my cousin and her two sons. One of … more »
One dot in Iowa
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 year ago: Now, I know for a fact that I am not the only gardening blog in Iowa. Heck, I’m not even the only … more »
Flowers for a Friday night
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 year ago: The other day, I stopped in Prairie Lights Books, which is an Iowa City landmark, to check their cal … more »
Guest Post (Part two): The incredible efficiency of African watering techniques (and a few words about palm trees)
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 year ago: by Steve McNutt [Editor's Note: This is Part Two of Steve's post about African watering techniques, … more »
Race to the bottom
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inadvertentgardener wrote 1 year ago: On Saturday morning, I attended a conference in Fairfield, Iowa for food entrepreneurs—less becaus … more »
