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The Potato Hill is Working!

April 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · garden

All I wanted was a bit of compost. Instead, this truck backed up to our driveway and dumped a huge pile. I had to get creative, so I built a long hill for potatoes that I had never intended to plant. I formed a trench down the middle of the hill, then planted it with […]

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I’m Composting My Wardrobe

April 4th, 2010 · 3 Comments · garden

For years, my wife has been complaining that I hog too much of our closet with clothes I never wear. So finally I’m going through all my old duds and lots of them, frankly, are not even worth giving away. But why throw them in the trash? Most of the pants I’m getting rid of […]

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Kohlrabi Rescue Mission

April 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · garden

Kohlrabi is one of our favorite vegetables (why don’t they sell more of it in the stores and at the farmers market), but I started my plants a little late last fall and they never fully developed. I had a similar issue with my broccoli and someone suggested just eating the broccoli leaves. So when […]

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