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Planty Goodness
So today I realized I hadn’t done a blog update on all the plants. Some plants are doing great, others are cranky with me. Let’s start with the veggies. The lettuce has all been eaten. Believe it or not, two lettuce plants provided us with about four good sized salads. The tomatoes are just starting to flower. The bell pepper…
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2012 Winter Garden
So I think it’s time for a winter garden update. First let’s talk about Dwight the Mandrake. I mentioned in another post earlier this month how my nephew was taking care of Dwight and how Dwight was looking awesome when we got home from vacation. Then within a week, Dwight wasn’t looking nearly as good. I discovered it was because…
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The Mandrake Files – Take Two
Last year’s mandrake seed experiment was a bit of a flop. I suspect it had something to do with light and soil temp. Mandrake is a tough germinator. I shouldn’t have put them in such a big pot. I should have put them in 3 inch pots (1 seed per pot) and put them directly beneath a grow light. This…
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The Demise of the 2011 Garden
So, many of you may have probably noticed I stopped posting about the garden the first part of July. For those who didn’t know, there’s a reason for this. We had a bit of a storm that took out the garden. It happens sometimes. ::shrug:: Luckily all my trees survived. So we shall try-try again next year. In the meantime you…
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Busy Week
It’s been one of those billingendofmonthtoomuchtodonotenoughhoursintheday weeks so far. I don’t really care for weeks like that. A few problems – the first being my tomatoes are quickly outgrowing my indoor aeroponic garden. I need to harden them off but I work until 6 every day this week. This means at most they can get 1/2 to 1 hour outdoors each…