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Sponsored Post: CedarCraft Self-Watering Elevated Planter
In a recent post I shared some before and after photos of a few of the raised beds in my garden, beds that have been in place for nearly 20 years. Built from cedar, they have lasted a lot longer than...
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Rhubarb Lemonade
Phew! The day was a hot one! And on days like this, there is nothing better than sitting back with a cold drink in hand – and one that is fitting for a day like this is Rhubarb Lemonade. Now that it’s...
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Soil Test Comparison
Soil is what’s under your feet; dirt is what’s under your nails – as many of my professors (especially the soil scientists) would say to any student that mistakenly called the ground we stood upon...
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Swiss Chard & Mushroom Pie
Years before we became parents, Karl and I celebrated countless hours in the kitchen, creating elaborate dishes from far away lands or exploring produce that wasn’t common in our area. Having grown up...
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What’s bugging you? Landscape & Garden Pest Control Intro
This is the first in an ongoing series on lawn and garden pests and pest control that I’ll be adding to as time allows. Another series will be on various weeds that are common in the area. Both were...
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Homemade Mosquito Repellent
Mosquito season has arrived with gusto! Spend more than 15 minutes outside in the early morning or evening, or in mosquito havens like the garden, and the flying syringes of death and discomfort will...
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Raspberry Preserves
One of the unanticipated side effects of this crazy hot summer that we’ve been having is that the raspberries ripened far more quickly than expected. What normally is a harvest that is spread out over...
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Chicken Rental? Rent the Chicken
If you’ve never had a truly free-range grown at home egg, you are missing out. The shells are thick, often hard to crack open, the whites are full-bodied and filling; the yolks are the color of a...
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Raspberry Oatmeal Bars
And just like that *snapping fingers* the dog days of summer have come to an end. Baby-girl is off at what is her first day of Middle School, Boy is slowly waking from the last days of his summer break...
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Nature’s Thermometer – The Cricket’s Lullabye
It has been a long time since I’ve posted, and even longer since I’ve been out to the garden for anything other than to add to the compost pile, and feel immense waves of guilt of the status of the...
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