Category Archives: backyard gardening
Fences, lettuce and the leafy greens
I first noticed the gnarled twigs showing up behind my lettuce about two weeks after the seedlings started to sprout. I’d find them in the same spot every other day during my morning weeding routine, and every time I’d shovel … Continue reading
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Adventures in backyard gardening
If only I could get paid to keep a garden. The summer I moved back to Wilmington to work with Grow Food, Grow Hope, I dutifully and enthusiastically planted a garden in my mom’s backyard. She hadn’t kept a garden … Continue reading
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Heat in the garden
Now I know why they say peppers love heat. I’ve been too busy this week to stop by the garden, but today I made the effort and was surprised by how much everything’s grown in a matter of days. All … Continue reading
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In the garden – Saturday, May 22.
Garden layout: First bed at the front of the image, left to right – Mesclun, buttercrunch lettuce, spinach, green beans, onions, two types of tomato (black cherry and big beef, I believe) zucchini. Second bed, left to right – potted … Continue reading
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Oh, the lapse in posting.
I feel like I should offer some pressing or worthwhile excuse for why I haven’t posted in more than a month, but, truth be told, I haven’t been doing much outside of work. You would think that having a lack … Continue reading
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These Productive Soils
I never cease to be amazed by how much food you can grow in a tract of land smaller than your closet. It’s been too long since I’ve updated the status of my backyard garden- a month at least- and … Continue reading
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The wonders of basil
Until recently, I never realized how much I love basil. Few herbs can compare to its pungent and lingering scent, which stick to your fingers for hours after clipping and preparing the plant’s waxy leaves. It almost always grows unabated … Continue reading
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Belated garden update
As I somewhat expected, I’ve managed to neglect my own dot of a backyard garden while furiously trying to publicize others within the Grow Food, Grow Hope initiative. It’s only a little ironic, I guess. Anyhow, the backyard plot has … Continue reading
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First Farmer’s Market
This past Saturday marked the first Clinton County Farmer’s Market of the season, and the first one ever in its new location in the mural parking lot downtown. The turnout was a little better than expected, and the 8 vendors … Continue reading
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