A few days ago I found big leaf holes in my sunflower leaves. As I looked around I saw a grasshopper type bug eating away and its wings looked like leaves. It was pretty and all, but not in my garden. I slipped a big baggie around it and broke off the leaf from the […]
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I am regularly picking cucumbers about every day. I picked five large ones today and made zippy cucumbers. I slightly peeled and sliced them and added vinegar and sugar with fresh dill and salt and pepper. I chilled them and we had them tonight with dinner. They were delish! I planted pickling cucumbers this season. […]
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One thing I have noticed about my sweet potato plants is their one purple leaf. The newest leaf is purple and it slowly turns green just in time for a new purple leaf to pop up. I have often wished I had a time-lapse camera on my garden because everything grows so quickly. I have […]
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A few months ago I decided to dedicate a box to just flowers. The sunflowers are getting so tall and the zinnias are thriving also. The sunflower leaves are huge, I can’t wait to see the flowers! The sweet peas aren’t growing much and I should have gone by the package directions and saved them […]
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Two days ago I was so happy to see the berry I have been watching turn from green to red to purple was ready to be picked! I was excited until I picked it and turned it over to find a squirrel had beat me to it! I am blaming all suspicious activity on the […]
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Do you ever have too much food from your garden and don’t have enough neighbors to share it with? If so, this website might be perfect for you! Yesterday I received an email for Emily Fulmer with AmpleHarvest.org. She writes: “AmpleHarvest.org is basically a free online tool for backyard and community gardeners….when they have more […]
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