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When my friend Jeannie gave me mint from her yard, to plant in my yard, she warned me. Mint takes off. And mint multiplies. And mint just takes over! But we love where we have it in our yard, and we use it quite a bit for cooking! When my cutie-patootee niece came over for [...]
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I can’t tell you how excited I am about tomatoes this summer. Remember this post, when I got the actual plants from our friend who grows them in her greenhouse? Everyone has their method or favorite way to plant tomatoes, but what has worked amazingly well for us has been trench planting. First, lay the [...]
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I have 2 favorite lettuces that we grow in our garden. One is butterhead or Boston (I sometimes call it buttercrunch), and the other is red leaf lettuce. We also plant loose-leaf lettuce. We get our lettuce in the ground earlier than we probably should, being a cold-winter area, but we cover with garden cloth [...]
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With many rainy days this week, I’ve been dreaming about hot summer days, my garden, and growing delicious tomatoes. A few weeks ago my friend Terri sent me a list of “this year’s offerings.” I love how she is so generous with her greenhouse, sharing it with many. So the dreaming begins … when we [...]
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Yesterday I wrote how to get started in gardening if you’re a beginner, and want a successful first try! Even my friend, Erin (Gardens of Plenty), agreed with me that if you are NEW to gardening, start off by planting “starts” and not seeds! Before I get started though, don’t forget to LINK UP tomorrow [...]
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