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Posted on March 28, 2013
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Logged into Pinterest the other day to share my latest post and to my surprise, I had an invitation. It was for a board of Garden Tips with 3700+ followers. So I guess this means I’ve officially been recognized as someone that reliably plays…
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Posted on March 25, 2013
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I posted this picture on Facebook this morning. It seems that a certain groundhog had all that business about an EARLY spring WAY off the mark. It’s the end of March here and we just had another 4-6 inches of snow fall on us…
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Posted on March 14, 2013
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I have spring fever and I’m procrastinating working on my books today- plus I’ve still got some “Spring Forward” lag. I’ve actually heard a rumor that Missouri is considering doing away with the observance of daylight savings time. I wondered why exactly did we…
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Posted on March 6, 2013
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I learned a few things last year when I started peppers and tomato plants from seed, so I decided this year to improve on my experience. I started my plantings this year with an actual seed starting formula instead of just generic potting soil….
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Posted on February 12, 2013
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I’m just going to start by saying there is a MEGA PSYCHO-CRAP TON of information out there on growing the perfect tomatoes. I ran into several forums where they were practically ready to kill each other in the debate of which form of calcium…
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Posted on February 7, 2013
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Burpee has their own gardening app now. (I get their newsletter since that’s where we ordered our seeds from this year- btw. In retrospect, I should have waited for the Gurney’s catalog. There was a $50 off coupon if you spent $100 with them….
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Posted on January 31, 2013
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My seed packets came in the mail today that I ordered a little less than two weeks ago; soon it will be time to get some of these plants started indoors. Most seed companies like Burpee, Gurneys or Burgess are fairly first-time-gardener friendly in…
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Posted on January 28, 2013
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I have almost $100 worth of seed on the way, a drawer loaded with leftover water bottles and plans to clear window space tomorrow. Excited to start this year’s garden project!
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Posted on January 26, 2013
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I recently created a board for my Pinterest account titled “The Edible Garden.” On it, I intend to post articles and tips related to growing all things edible in your landscape, from garden veggies and herbs to fruit trees, bushes and nuts. We’ve lived…
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Posted on January 21, 2013
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I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape- the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show. – Andrew Wyeth Wait a minute… winter gardening? What is there to…
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