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Growing in Gardner

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Tag: urban garden

Sun streaks on snow fading away.

January 10, 2021–Office Window View

Image• Posted on January 10, 2021January 22, 2021 by Lily
That poor wee concrete creature!

May 9th, 2020 (morning)–Office Window View

Image• Posted on May 9, 2020March 23, 2021 by Lily
Shadows in the backyard near 6pm.

May 7th, 2020–Office Window View

Image• Posted on May 7, 2020 by Lily
It's hard to wait when you have a short season.
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Oh noes!

Last Frost Date Lessons, Part One

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Lily

For newbie gardeners, some hard lessons can be learned when you work on your garden sooner than was wise due to your local climate.  In the three years we’ve been here, we’ve had some spectacular wishful thinking failures.  This was due to a combination of things, but one prevalent factor was our last frost date. Continue reading “Last Frost Date Lessons, Part One” →

Do you squee at newly emerged ferns too?

Hullo, Fern, Fern, Fern, Fern…

Image• Posted on May 5, 2020 by Lily
Early morning, natural light.

April 18th, 2020–Office Window View

Image• Posted on April 18, 2020 by Lily
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Indoor Musings

In the year 2019 for Growing in Gardner…

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Lily

…a lot has happened here, both online and outside our home.  Bad: Ultimately, I did not convey nearly as much here on this site as we actually did outside.  Good: We did manage to get a lot more done outside this year than we did the last two.  Hooray for progress! Continue reading “In the year 2019 for Growing in Gardner…” →

The tallest corn next to the broken off stalk from last year shows how far behind some things are.

September 15th, 2019–Office Window View

Image• Posted on September 15, 2019 by Lily
All the tall stuff spread in a direction I do not prefer,

August 12th, 2019–Office Window View

Image• Posted on August 12, 2019 by Lily

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Present Plant Plans

~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

First Frost Date

October 7, 2024
Here comes the frost...

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The view from a window showing a backyard during No Mow May located in Central Massachusetts that is full of many other plants of various sizes. The shaded trees in the distance mark the southern border of the property.
May 30, 2023
The July 20, 2021 image within my office window view series.
July 20, 2021
The July 13, 2021 image within my office window view series.
July 13, 2021

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