Category: crops
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weighing in
While some gardening enthusiasts are still growing leafy greens and brassicas, my growing season has come to a close. After a resounding success this first year, plot 63P was officially shut down for the long winter on November 2nd. There is plenty to cover about the plot and its contents in retrospection. Out of the…
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welcome to the jungle
The irony isn’t lost on me that summer signifies when fruits are thickest on the vine, but human’s are thinnest on their time. The clashing of two desires: The average person would try to figure out how to balance both priorities, with hopes to moderately succeed at both. Me on the other hand … well…
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culture shock
I always have writer’s block when starting a new post and starting a blank white screen. How’s this: Hello. Glad that’s out of the way. Yah know, something I’ve been realizing about this blog is that as summer kicks into full swing, it it becomes increasingly difficult to try and parse down all the things…
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no vacancy
It’s officially growing season and we are underway. To kick things off, I’ll begin where we ended previously when describing how some of the crops looked soiled… in a bad-soil kinda way. The investigation continues to determine why some crops, both directly sown and transplanted have had less personal growth than I’ve had in my…
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april showers bring more showers
Happy Cuatro de Mayo, a day with no festivities and also rain. Lots of rain. The theme of the last couple weeks has been … ‘on hold’. Everything that’s already in the ground is on hold growing any considerable amount with the lack of sunshine, and everything still waiting to be planted is on hold…
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make your bed & lie in it
Harpo, the final Marx brother has been completed. Writing about the reconstruction of these garden beds feels very deja vu, so we’ll keep it tight. How’s that for efficiency? I’ve gotten quicker at replacing these beds now that the work is essentially done, so there’s not much innovation when it comes to rebuilding. It goes…
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super précoce
“just a dude. growing food”. That’s the tagline plastered atop the home page of this blog. If this were another plot renovation update, I’d more or less be forced to update my tagline to “just a dude. building wood containers.” which A) isn’t a hobby that inspires the imagination and B) doesn’t rhyme. Luckily this…
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i’m choking
It’s been about 3 weeks since I started the onions and shallots. All my blog fans must be refreshing my site hourly just dying for an update on how the seedlings are doing, so it’s a great time for an update. Transylvanian Red Onions: 2/4 → 2/25 The reds are picking up steam. It looks…
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onion breath.. of life
Last February I was surprised with a nice little case of appendicitis and got to enjoy an appendectomy. I tried my best to follow doc’s orders for recovery which meant it wasn’t until late April before I could get in the dirt. Now over this past winter, with my healthy fit firm tight thick post-recovery…