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Tag: seed saving

Lady Sylvie made sure to leave signs of herself.
Posted in Seeds

A roundabout tale of seed saving.

Posted on January 23, 2021February 10, 2021 by Lily

Especially when you are still rather new to gardening, sometimes when you want to add another plant to your garden, research into the specifics can be a bit of a surprise or even shocking.  Even if it has a seemingly innocuous common name such as “Grandpa Ott”. Continue reading “A roundabout tale of seed saving.” →

Posted in Behind the Scenes, Indoor Musings

The year is already getting away from me.

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Lily

Just came in from dumping scraps in the compost.  Everything is frosty, and wow the ground under my wellie booted feet was hard as rocks when I did a quick walk around.  I just checked as I was writing this, and the temperature had just risen to 32°F.  Continue reading “The year is already getting away from me.” →

Site Change: Added the new seeds to “What I’m planting soon” list

I know I said I wouldn’t do this until I finished my planting calendar, but I realized it wouldn’t take long.  I think I’m still missing a few flowers from seeds I gathered last year, but I’ll fix that after I finish my planting calendar. Continue reading “Site Change: Added the new seeds to “What I’m planting soon” list” →

Aside• Posted on April 13, 2019 by Lily
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Bookworming, Progress

Speaking of the garden book I ordered…

Posted on March 28, 2019March 19, 2021 by Lily

It arrived today.

An oldie, but a goodie!
Have you ever felt giddy buying a nonfiction book?

Continue reading “Speaking of the garden book I ordered…” →

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