vegetable garden
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Preparing for Spring Gardening
Dear Friends, I can’t even believe I’m saying this when we’re barely into wintertime, but I’ve begun planning my Spring garden! We’re just a couple of months away from starting those earliest Spring vegetables, and I have a whole new… Continue reading
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September Tomatoes and the End of 2018 Gardening
Hello Friends! I cut the last of my sunflowers and some Zinnias last weekend, and I realized my growing season has reached its end. The time has come to clear the Zinnias and plant the perennials I bought for the… Continue reading
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Tomato & Bell Pepper Salad
Last week I took a couple of friends down to Ebb and Flow, the new brewery in town, for the first time. We tried three food items on their menu, and one was an heirloom tomato salad. My family was… Continue reading
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Container Gardening in the Blazing Heat & Outsmarting the Squirrels
Dear Friends, Today is day five of 100-105 degree heat index. It’s hard to believe that two months ago highs were lingering in the 40’s and 50’s and I was worried about how long I had to wait to get… Continue reading
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My Bee & Butterfly Garden Weekend + New Tomato Plants
Hi Friends! Oh my goodness, can we please get excited about this weather?! Here in Southeast Missouri it has, at long last, hit 80 degrees outside and the sunshine is abundant. The overnight lows have stopped dipping below 50, and that… Continue reading
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