How do you like my new spade? I got tired of my wooden-handled model breaking in winter, usually around the compost heap or digging up carrots or wherever the earth was a little bit frozen. So I ordered this one from Lee Valley Tools. It’s stainless steel with a plastic cover and grip, guaranteed never […]
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That’s the question I posed in my Powerpoint presentation yesterday at the Historical Society of Washington. And about 60 determined souls braved arctic temperatures and bitter winds to show up at 10 am to hear it. During two years as president of D.C. Urban Gardeners, I never ceased to be amazed at the number inquiries […]
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And I don’t mean figuratively, but quite literally: Someone has been leaving eggs on our doorstep. The first carton appeared a couple of weeks ago and we chalked it up to one of those curious things that sometimes happen in the big city. But then we found a second carton of eggs (pictured here) sitting […]
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