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Posted in Behind the Scenes, Bookworming

Spotted this garden related trivia on wiki

Posted on March 2, 2021March 16, 2021 by Lily

Did you know…that botanist Rosemary Margaret Smith had both an entire genus and a separate species named after her for her major discoveries and classification of ginger?” Continue reading “Spotted this garden related trivia on wiki” →

Posted in Plants, Progress, Seeds

Frantic defenses against frost…

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Lily

We knew the expected frost date was bearing down on us, but some things just aren’t done growing yet that we want to harvest.  As I write this, it’s 43°F, and it’s expected to drop down to 36° in the wee hours before dawn.  Continue reading “Frantic defenses against frost…” →

18th June Plantings and general Garden update

I further updated the 2018 Plantings list, adding some more details.

I planted more flower seeds today in pots indoors, as well as a few more fairytale pumpkin and pencil cob corn indoors just in case the ones that aren’t coming up yet were Acorn Bomber snacks. Continue reading “18th June Plantings and general Garden update” →

Status• Posted on June 18, 2018 by Lily
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~basil, Lemon Mrs. Burns
~broccoli, calabrese
~broccoli, early purple sprouting
~catnip
~fennel
~flax
~milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa (yellow)
~milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa (orange)
~tomato, black sea man
~onion, Talon F1
~onion, walla walla
~parsley, moss curled
~pepper, Organic Italian Sweet
~pepper, sweet red cherry

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October 7, 2024
Here comes the frost...

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