digging up my backyard, one vegetable at a time
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I love to start a round of turnips in late summer so that I have a harvest right around Thanksgiving. There is something really self-reliant and satisfying about digging up your own Thanksgiving veggies. Because they are slow to germinate and grow fairly slowly, it’s best to start them now, to ensure they will be ready. Read More >>
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I don’t know about you, but I LOVE a good experiment. Especially when it comes to creating new dye recipes for my primitive hooked rugs. This time around I played with beets and thought I would share my {surprising outcome} in case anyone else out there wants try making their own dye with a plant Read More >>
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The Girl and I were driving down the road the other day when we spotted a sign for FREE PLUMS. The catch? All you had to do was pick them yourself. Now I don’t know about you, but that sounds like a pretty good deal to me. With the help of a fruit picker nearby, Read More >>
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I got a pretty good chuckle out of this reader question, because anyone who has ever grown mint knows that there is a love/hate relationship with the stuff. It is crazy invasive and spreads like wildfire–but drop a couple of those leaves in your summer lemonade and all is forgiven. Sharla writes, Mavis, I planted Read More >>
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So, I know you’re just starting to see the fruits of your labors {quite literally} in your garden, but it’s time to start thinking about seeds for your fall garden. Starting them indoors now {and direct sowing a few} means that you’ll have lots of cool weather crops to plant when the weather turns. I guess Read More >>
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