July 23, 2013

Too-Sweet Defeat

    Maybe I was basking in the joy of my mulberry harvest a little too blithely. Maybe I shouldn't have taken the lazy way out of making jam by…

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July 18, 2013

Mulberry Joy

I was told that mulberry season is over.   Apparently our backyard mulberry tree didn't get the memo.   We are still gathering berries every day, though the peak occurred…

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July 12, 2013

Fast Friday Tip: Lettuce Lattice

Lettuce lattice....trying saying that 3 times fast! Okay, I just did. It's not actually very difficult. :)   Even less difficult is using scrap lattice in your garden. This is…

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July 10, 2013

Six Ways with Sour Cherries

  My sister-in-law Casey has a really gorgeous sour cherry tree in her front yard. In an attempt to further my foraging skills, I decided I'd pick a whole bunch…

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June 29, 2013

Sturdy Tomato Trellis

Earlier in the spring I'd posted a short note about making a cat's cradle for tomatoes. Though I am still using cages in my raised beds, I'm always looking for…

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June 21, 2013

Plant-in-a-Bag Garden

Melon Tigger seeds. They are almost other-worldly!   So I've had this bag of potting soil sitting around for weeks. And I've had this package of adorable looking melons waiting…

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June 20, 2013

Book Review: Home Sweet Home Grown

Homesweet Homegrown: How to Grow, Make and Store Food, No Matter Where You Live by Robyn Jasko My rating: 5 of 5 stars There really is no shortage of gardening…

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June 16, 2013

Empty Lots, City Codes

Originally posted at LittleBigHarvest [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Sm-QZs8uM[/youtube]   First of all, let me just say that the video above gets me very excited! A group taking action, doing exactly the thing I…

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