Month: November 2007
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Forcing Bulbs
Have you ever checked out the bulb kits they have during the holidays? Fearing a rip off I opened one up at the drug store yesterday. The “kit” consisted of bulbs, a cheap plastic planter, and a peat pellet. I think I am better off creating my own bulb kits. I was considering giving them…
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Cosmo Take Over
There is big debate over whether or not Cosmos are a flower to be treasured or are they a noxious weed that takes over your whole garden. I’ve enjoyed their flowers all summer but I’m starting to see their weed like tendencies. Little seedlings are popping up everywhere. In the vegetable bed, in the tomato…
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NABLOPOMO 07
It’s national blog writing month and I am going to be participating in National Blog Posting Month 07. It’s my first time doing this so it should be interesting.
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Free Seeds
The holidays came a little early for me. As I have mentioned before I am a bit of a seed addict. I can’t help myself I see the shiny well photographed seed packet and I must buy them. In fact the downside of fall/winter is the limited planting opportunities. That’s why I was so excite…
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Day Lights Saving Time
It’s Daylights Savings Time which means for the first time in my life I have been an hour early for everything. Have a good Sunday everyone and fix your clocks before you have to go to work tomorrow.
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Saturday
It’s Saturday and I am working my second job as a receptionist at an art gallery. I’d rather be at the farmers market eating fresh chocolate croissants and drinking coffee. It’s a beautiful day so I hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy it.
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First Try at Garlic
I am trying to grow garlic for the first time this year. I bought a bag of garlic bulbs on a whim. I originally thought that you would need to plant the entire bulb but after doing some research I found that you actually plant the individual cloves of garlic. Which means I have few…
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Great Pumpkin Seed Challenge
Last night we had a pumpkin seed cook-off. We tried three different recipes from two different types of pumpkins (white and orange). We set out to prove whether or not the internet rumors were true, are white pumpkin seeds better than the traditional orange pumpkins? To Boil or not to Boil? Here are the exciting…
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It’s the Great Bulb Challenge 2008 Edition
My garden is dwindling down as the weather gets cooler. Last year I planted bulbs way too late into the season. Fall is the perfect time to be planting bulbs. Ideally you should buy bulbs at reputable nurseries. However, I am on a strict budget. I am being daring and using bulbs from the Grocery…