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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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The Garden Awakes
Hello spring, true spring, the spring we thought may never come! Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged apple blossom, asparagus, beauty, climate, DIY, flower, flowers, food, garden, gardening, grow your own, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, Ohio, photography, Suburban garden, suburban gardening, tomatoes, urban gardening, weather
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April the Cruel
T.S. Eliot opined: “April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.” But while certainly occasionally cruel, April has a gentle side as well, tempering thunderstorms and late … Continue reading
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Tagged april, flowers, garden, gardening, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, nature, photography, spring, 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
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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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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
25 Comments
Break Out the Mittens, Here Comes Winter!
The weather map shows ominous arrows sweeping down from the frozen tundra of the North and pointing straight at our little slice of the Ohio River Valley later this week. This is when we realize (and usually quickly forget) that, … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, backyard, books, compost, farming, flannel, flower garden, flower gardening, garden, gardening, gardening tips, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, polar vortex, reading, weather, Winter
39 Comments
August and Everything After
August surprised us this year in our part of the Ohio River Valley. Mild temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s (F) are unusual during what we usually refer to as the “dog days of summer.” Felt much like late September. … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, bugs, climate, compost, farming, flower garden, flower gardening, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, peonies, peony, snakes, summer, tomato, vegetable, vegetable garden, weather
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