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August's rainbow
Two white eggplant. One green bell pepper, three red Giant Marconi (I think) peppers. Lots of tomatoes, some deep red, some the ones that Dad didn’t pick because he thought they weren’t ri… more →
Seeded
August's rainbow
Jenny wrote 4 months ago: Two white eggplant. One green bell pepper, three red Giant Marconi (I think) peppers. Lots of tomato … more →
More happy
Jenny wrote 5 months ago: Nine cucumbers. Four of them are too big to be any good. This is what happens when you don’t g … more →
On the application of chemicals to the garden
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Jenny wrote 7 months ago: I watered today. This is rather remarkable, since I pretty much never water except to water in a new … more →
Late starters
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: “What are these new things?” Eric said as he came in and his eyes fell on the little gat … more →
Midseason firsts
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: Here’s the tomatillo lantern: As you can see, the cucumbers are encroaching on the tomatillos … more →
Waiting for tomato
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: No tomatoes yet. My first ripe tomato last year was July 9 or 11, depending on which one you’r … more →
Holy of holies
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: Seattle was beautiful: much nicer weather than here–my family–ferry rides on the Sound … more →
State of the garden as we move into summer
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: Some 8,000 steps’ worth of gardening yesterday, mainly while the peach ice cream was churning … more →
All in good time
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: The brassicas I transplanted aren’t looking so good. They’re half-wilted and still flopp … more →
Gardening is a journey
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: Lots of gardening in the past couple of days. Go me! I’m participating in the America on the M … more →
Quick work
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: It was hot and muggy and gray today. But it’s going to be hotter and muggy and bright tomorrow … more →
Tasty
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: The tastiest thing I did yesterday was make brownies and chai ice cream. (We’re having an ice- … more →
Mail call
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: It was windy and gray and humid and threatening major rain when I came home. But it was clearly mean … more →
Not exactly blooming, and a decision about seed
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: I took these pictures two days ago, because it was beautiful then and I suspected it wouldn’t … more →
A matter of taste
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: Today the corn went in. I have a lot more corn seed than I thought I did. I wonder how long the seed … more →
And she's ugly
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Jenny wrote 1 year ago: My Asian cabbage appears to be flowering. Why is it flowering? It doesn’t look like it was mis … more →
Green Thumb Sunday: beans, beans, beans
Jenny wrote 1 year ago: Here are all the beans in my yard at the moment: The fava beans are doing well, with nine out of ten … more →
Weekend cleanup
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Jenny wrote 2 years ago: I pulled out my tomatoes on Saturday. I hadn’t gone into the garden intending to do this … more →
Dones and to-dos
Jenny wrote 2 years ago: I pulled out my two Toga eggplants yesterday. I’ve tried cooking with them and I just don … more →
