holidays

4 Jan
2013
Cold-killed tomatillos in the winter garden.

New year. New plants.

I don’t know about you, but I get a little resolution-happy when it’s time to hang a new calendar. All that potential and hope. All those plans to be made and those goals to be set. Every new year is a new chance to shine up our dreams, and move ...

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22 Nov
2012
fifty cloves of 'Music' hardneck garlic

Happy Gardening New Year!

I’m a few days late with my New Year’s resolutions for the 2013 garden. Yes, I know, today is Thanksgiving Day. And, no, I haven’t gotten my holidays confused. We’re still about six weeks away from the first day of 2013 on the calendar, but, here in my garden, we’re ...

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13 May
2012
zinnia flower

Mother’s Day, in the garden

Since today is Mothers’ Day, I’m sharing a quick photo from my mom’s garden. Yes, that’s a zinnia flower. Already. In Virginia. You see, my mom started these seeds back in January or so. Nevermind what the seed packet recommends. That’s when she wanted to plant zinnias, so that’s when ...

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5 Jan
2012
A collection of organic, heirloom and non-GMO seeds for the 2012 garden.

Another year in the garden

There’s flurries blowing around the street and salt staining the sidewalk. It’s the coldest day of the winter, and the sky has that steel-gray snow-is-coming look to it. There’s no doubt: winter has finally arrived in my little Virginia town. Winter. And, yet, here I sit — bundled in sweaters ...

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6 Dec
2011
christmastree

Tomato cage Christmas tree

Rather than buy decorations for the lawn / garden, I decided to play around with the stuff I already had in the garage. The result? An upside-down tomato cage Christmas tree. The perfect holiday accent for every not-allowed front-yard vegetable garden. Shovels and rakes and hoses; gardens come with lots ...

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