autumn

7 Oct
2012
freshly-harvested sweet potato

It’s time to harvest sweet potatoes!!

67.8 pounds. That’s how many sweet potatoes I harvested from the garden yesterday. Let me tell you: 67.8 pounds is a lot of sweet potatoes. Two full boxes worth, with overflow in mixing bowls and all over the kitchen counter. Looks like I’ll be needing to stock up on sweet ...

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17 Oct
2011
The first load of clippings from the first fall cleanup in the Outlaw Garden.

Fall cleanup begins! Also, a much belated garden photo tour.

We’re halfway through October, and the garden has definitely looked better. Much, much better. And, that’s not good. If this not-allowed front yard vegetable garden is going to be a success (eg. win over doubting neighbors and nah-saying HOA folk), then this seasonal slide into funk is going to have ...

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