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Tag Archives: Ohio River Valley
Spring Fever or (Im)patience is a Virtue
“Visions of ripening tomatoes burrow into my brain…” Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged black krim, Blackberry Winter, compost, compost tea, DIY, food, garden, gardening, grow your own, growing tomatoes, heirloom tomato, heirloom tomatoes, home, homegrown tomatoes, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, photography, spring, Suburban garden, suburban gardening, tomato, tomatoes, weather
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Vernal Equinox
We’ve had a good winter this year. For our family, that means a several good snows and temperatures low enough to merit wool sweaters and long underwear . The kids received a gift of snow days off from school and we … Continue reading
November’s Welcome
Sometimes, in our share of the Ohio River Valley, summer slams into winter without much autumn to buffer the shock. September and October days that seem more June-like keep us in shorts and flip-flops. Our sweaters pine away in the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged autumn, beauty, climate, fall, family, flower, flowers, food, fruit, garden, gardening, halloween, joy, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, kids, life, nature, nostalgia, november, october, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, padron peppers, parenting, pepper, peppers, photography, rain, recipe, Suburban garden, suburban gardening, sustainability, vegetables, weather, Winter
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September Means Sunflowers and Salsas
Summer has slipped into September, which means cool weather will soon descend on our part of the Ohio River Valley. We still have 3 more weeks until the Autumnal Equinox, but (probably due to wishful thinking) I’m pretty sure I … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged autumn, flower, flowers, food, gardening, heirloom tomatoes, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, photography, suburban gardening, tomatoes, weather
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As Summer Slips Away
Summer loosens her grip on us reluctantly in our part of Kentucky, snug on the southern shores of the Ohio River Valley. The heat and humidity claw at us through the month of August and well into September. Occasionally, though, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged backyard, bees, beneficial insect, bugs, compost, cucumber, daisy, Eleanor Perenyi, Ernest Dowson, fall, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, lemon cucumber, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, photography, propagate, straw bale gardening, summer, sunflower, sustainability, tomato, tomatoes, vegetable, vegetable garden, zinnia
28 Comments
Summer Sweetness
There are lots of sensory delights this time of year An icy cold beer after mowing the lawn. Strawberry shortcake, not that manufactured spongy stuff, but real shortcake, More like a Cat Head Biscuit, smothered with lots of real whipped … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, farming, flower garden, flower gardening, food, foodie, fruit, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, peach, peaches, photography, summer
32 Comments
Cherry Blossoms & Blackberry Winter
Our Weeping Cherry is waking the bees from their winter slumber and tempting us into the garden. A string of warm days sends us, pell-mell, to the the garden store, for (at least) a little window shopping And although we’re sorely … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged backyard, Blackberry Winter, cherry blossom, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, garden store, gardening, gardening tips, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, photography, seed catalogs, spring, vegetable, vegetable garden, Winter
36 Comments
Spring Foreshadows
Slowly we’re shaking off the effects of our winter hibernation, walking outside to sniff the air to see if we can detect any signs of spring. Some days it feels like yes. Some days, no. That’s part of the joy … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, gardening tips, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, photography, spring, Suburban garden, suburban gardening, urban gardening, vegetable garden, weather
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September’s Warm Embrace
By all these lovely tokens September days are here, With summer’s best of weather And autumn’s best of cheer. ~Helen Hunt Jackson If April is the cruelest month, as T.S.Eliot suggested, September may be the kindest. And September in Kentucky … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged autumn, backyard, bees, birding, birdwatching, Brussels sprouts, Cincinnati, compost, coneflower, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom tomato, Helen Hunt Jackson, Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, perennial, photography, September, Suburban garden, suburbia, summer, T.S.Eliot, tomato, vegetable, vegetable garden, Winter, Winter Landscape
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Tips for Tastier Tomatoes
We have limited space in the suburban garden that is the Squirrels’ Nest so tomatoes are awarded prime real estate. Most every other plant is incidental, and subservient to the placement of the tomato plants. “Watermelon this year?” Ms. Professor may … Continue reading
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