Food
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To weed or not to weed
With increasing amounts of wood sorrel (Oxalis) and purslane (Porulaca oleracea) emerging in the vegetable garden, I am torn between…
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Rose hips
I have never seen rose hips this big. The largest are 1.5 inches in diameter, looking more like a tiny…
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Berry time
As the harvest of strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) is about to end, other berries are teed up to take their…
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A new visitor
“I’m good with 60/40,” says Charlotte when it comes to sharing strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) with her little sister Olivia.…
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Protected blueberries
Time to cage the blueberries (Vaccinium angustfolium)! I learned the hard way that blueberries are way too temping for all…
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Time to scape
Scapes are shooting out from the garlic (Allium sativum) teeth that I planted last Fall. Curled, the scapes remind me…
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Asparagus ferns
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) season is over. Not that we are complaining. About a week ago we started to tire of…
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Divide and propagate
The lovely purple flower and bright orange stigma of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus) thrills nature lovers and cooks each…
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Berry time!
It’s strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) season! And even though Juana is feeling a bit under the weather, nothing stops her…
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Spring salads
The garden explodes with bountiful growth and goodies. All the ingredients in this salad I pulled minutes before they found…
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