I ought to be going to bed, so this will shorter (for me). I find it highly annoying that we can go from having 86 degree weather one afternoon to having a 23 degree night, in less than 48 hours. It just isn't fair. It also isn't fair that even though it says on the [...]
Talitha Purdy
Too Bad for the Broccoli
May 9, 2005 – Posted in: Seeds and Seed Starting, WeatherYes, folks, this is going to be a sad post. Better get out your Kleenex. *Sigh.* Particularly sad after last year's broccoli, which was the most wonderful broccoli I'd ever had in my life, no kidding. That was amazing broccoli. First we must set the stage. . . After our terrible flooding (for most of [...]
Spring Can Come Now!
March 15, 2005 – Posted in: Seeds and Seed StartingAll of my seeds are here, so now Spring can come. In fact, I'm beginning to get impatient now. . . Fedco had to substitute my Amish pepper for a similar variety. . .I guess a lot of people liked their discription! The things they had to substitute were cheaper, so they also sent two [...]
Cool!
March 3, 2005 – Posted in: Catalog reviewToday, I came back from shopping, and found a piece of mail for me--an envelope, hand addressed. Hello! I wasn't expecting any letters. . .what's the return address? Fedco! Oh, no!! I sent my order in when it was only a week till thier deadline, I hope they're not telling me I'm too late for [...]
Betrayal!!
February 18, 2005 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Seeds and Seed StartingOnly I'm still trying to figure out whether I feel like I've betrayed Johnny's or that Johnny's has betrayed me. One way or the other, one of us has been betrayed. I'm ordering most of my seeds from a different company this year!!! Aren't you shocked? I'm shocked. I always order from Johnny's. Teman has [...]
My Confession.
February 18, 2005 – Posted in: UncategorizedWell, Ro confessed, so here's my confession, too. Except mine's quite different. I don't really like seed shopping! I consider it a chore. A necessary chore, but a chore nonetheless. So I tend to procrastinate, and put it off, often for longer than I ought. I know this, and I guess in the back of [...]
First Day of Summer
June 21, 2004 – Posted in: WeatherIt was 36 degrees when I woke up this morning. I don't think the basil I had outside (yet to be planted out) was too thrilled. Or, probably, my pineapple. I'd been keeping that as a houseplant, but it was getting much too big for my tiny room, so I'm going to give it away. [...]
Tomatoes, Potatoes, and Weeds
June 19, 2004 – Posted in: Weather, What's up/bloomingOn June 12th, it got down to 34. There was frost on Dad's windshield, but the plants showed no visible damage (unlike the last true frost in the last week of May). Also on June 12th, my peas were blooming. And my TOMATOES!! I feel so clever. Yes, yes, I'm sure plenty of other people [...]
Egg shells?
April 18, 2004 – Posted in: MiscellaneousWhich vegetables are appreciative of the calcium in eggshells? I noticed several people mentioning it in the comments. Our chickens are starting to put off a dozen eggs a day, so I'm not exactly short on egg shells (but how shall I use the eggs?). I just wonder what the most effective way to use [...]
Wall-O-Waters and Weather
April 18, 2004 – Posted in: Garden chores, Vegetables, WeatherAs I've said before, this is my first year trying wall-o-waters. But, before I get to my experience, I noticed that some guy name John Delaney had a few words on Wall O Waters. Too expensive? Yes, most certainly. Almost everyone I've asked about wall-o-waters has said "I've never tried them, they're too expensive. Overrated [...]
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