Tomatoes down

Earlier this week, we had a really big storm come through.  We were at work at the time, and the sky got ast dark as evening even though it was only around 10 in the morning.  There was rain, there was wind, there was thunder and lightning.  And when we got home, we found this:
Thankfully, [...]

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Thankful Thursday and quick update

Yes, I do realize it’s Friday– but better late than never!
I’m thankful this week that some loose ends for my dissertation work are starting to get tied up.  One last major hurdle and I think I’m set to go to finish my analysis.  And today I officially set my defense date for July 22.  It’s [...]

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Vacation, storms, a failed experiment, and some peas

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve posted…  We went on vacation to North Myrtle Beach, SC with my extended family and had a wonderful time.  God blessed our trip– we missed all the really bad weather due to the hurricanes, and it was a lovely 6 days of sunshine and only a little bit [...]

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Hot growth!

Here’s another big long update post!
Last Friday evening, we cut our first bunch of mesclun leaves!

We mixed them into a big salad that we served when friends of ours came for dinner Yum! I think that from now on, all of my gardens will include a Mesclun mix! We harvested [...]

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Mediocre garden progress

The weather here has been cold and kind of nasty, so my garden isn’t faring as well as I’d like.   The chilliness isn’t the worst part– it’s been raining so much that there’s been hardly any sun for my poor plantlings.  It’s not terrible (yet), but not great either. I went and took [...]

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Strawberry flowers and other sprouty fun

Wednesday was rather damp in the morning… I was working from home, so I took a break at one point and went out to investigate the goings-on of the garden. The rain was so pretty on the leaves of one of the lettuces in the Mesclun…

I really need to learn which leaves match [...]

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More planting!

This garden is going to be our biggest one yet!
First, a quick update:
I FOUND A PEA SPROUT YESTERDAY!

I had almost given up on the peas, because it had been 14 days with no sign of a sprout.  I was going to sort of poke around in the soil and see (by sacrificing one seed, if [...]

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Outdoor seed planting

It is a gloriously beautiful SPRING day outside today! So this morning I decided that this is the day to plant my peas and lettuces!
I started by unwrapping the six 14″ terracotta pots from their winter ensconcement (I think I just made up that word, but I like it ) under the [...]

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To pea or not to pea?

This morning I have started my garden planning in earnest. I mentioned in a post earlier in the winter that this year, my husband and I want to try to grow peas. So this morning, I got out my copy of The Bountiful Container to do some pea research.
The first thing that I [...]

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Fast-growing tomatoes

The tomato flowers have started to bloom. I saw the first one opened on Saturday, and I’m interested to see how long it takes for a tomato to form and ripen from the time the flower blooms.
The tomato plants are going crazy. They’ve all reached and exceeded the height of their tomato cages [...]

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