I’ve been keeping a close eye on some of the vegetables that overwintered in my garden. In particular, I have rutabaga, turnips and beets that I planted last fall. In fact, I planted the rutabaga and turnips twice–August and then September–because they did not want to germinate for some reason. (Too hot?) We have harvested […]
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Among my many sins, I have been neglecting for months a small patch of beets in one of my garden beds. It just so happens that this bed parallels the alley from our driveway to the front door, so that I frequently pass by these beets and remind myself that I should be doing something […]
Daughter heard I was working in the garden and rushed out to help. We’re calling eight the Age of Enlightenment. This area of soft, loamy soil is designated for parsnips. (And, no, we don’t use Kirkland brand laundry detergent. We scavenged the bucket from a local dumpster.)
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