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My Dirt: The benefits of gardening and other updates
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A Blog Inspired by My Experiences at the Minton Stable Community Garden. Wednesday, May 27, 2009. The benefits of gardening and other updates. Some of you may recall that I started my 2009 gardening season with an experiment. Recording my gardening expenses and comparing them to the estimated costs of the vegetables and fruits that my gardens would yield. My not-so-scientific process began with a general question: Does gardening save money on food costs, and if so, by how much? Salad mix, perhaps a combi...
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My Dirt: April showers bring...
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A Blog Inspired by My Experiences at the Minton Stable Community Garden. Sunday, May 17, 2009. Yeah, right. Some flowers, yes, but more work than anything else. May is one of the busiest months for gardening. So much to put in, so much to take out. And a few flowers, too, but in addition to nursing a cold, I've been tackling my to-do list, which has included:. 1 Pulling thousands of maple seedlings out of many square feet of garden space in my mostly shady yard- they will grow anywhere. 6 Spreading some ...
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My Dirt: Now in bloom at home
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A Blog Inspired by My Experiences at the Minton Stable Community Garden. Saturday, April 24, 2010. Now in bloom at home. In moments of spare time and dry weather I've been clearing out the perennial beds at home, and it looks like there will be several hours of thinning and digging to do between now and the Perennial Divide. Until the bee balm come into bloom during the summer, I can get my fix of red from the coral bells. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Invasion of the berries, 4/7/10. I have been g...
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My Dirt: Bitter broccoli, besieged beebalm
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A Blog Inspired by My Experiences at the Minton Stable Community Garden. Monday, July 20, 2009. Bitter broccoli, besieged beebalm. Recommends some fungicides, but I'll wait and see if the problem worsens. Oh that is so sad, but at least it is good cooked. My spring broccoli pretty much all died. Im hoping the fall broccoli that I just planted will work out better. July 21, 2009 at 8:36 AM. Sesame oil to the rescue on everything! July 21, 2009 at 9:00 PM. July 22, 2009 at 12:26 AM. July 23, 2009 at 8:51 PM.
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My Dirt: October 2009
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A Blog Inspired by My Experiences at the Minton Stable Community Garden. Thursday, October 29, 2009. Here are a few photos of what's still up. A lean-to that the creator had intended for cucumbers (notice the nice brussel sprouts next to it). One substantial setup that once had peas climbing up strings, and still supporting the highest cosmos I've ever seen. One of several pea trellises made from pipes, broomsticks, and chicken wire. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Super Colossal gin-soaked garlic. The beauty...
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My Dirt: Harvest Monday and vegetable update
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A Blog Inspired by My Experiences at the Minton Stable Community Garden. Monday, May 17, 2010. Harvest Monday and vegetable update. Thinned out lettuce continues to be my Harvest Monday story. On Saturday midday, I checked in on my Minton Stable Garden plot as I waited to receive a walking tour that a BNAN. But I don't want to jinx the situation. Anything can go wrong; today I encountered a familiar-looking scourge. I usually grow spinach under row covers to keep off the leaf miners. But I had to pul...
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My Dirt: May 2010
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A Blog Inspired by My Experiences at the Minton Stable Community Garden. Monday, May 17, 2010. Harvest Monday and vegetable update. Thinned out lettuce continues to be my Harvest Monday story. On Saturday midday, I checked in on my Minton Stable Garden plot as I waited to receive a walking tour that a BNAN. But I don't want to jinx the situation. Anything can go wrong; today I encountered a familiar-looking scourge. Monday, May 3, 2010. Since I wrote that first paragraph, the lettuce leaves, shown above,...
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My Dirt: December 2009
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A Blog Inspired by My Experiences at the Minton Stable Community Garden. Thursday, December 31, 2009. The year in gardening 2009/Resolutions for 2010. My plot back in early September. The Minton Stable Garden in bloom, August. Top 5 successful plants:. 1 Kentucky Wonder pole beans. 2 Fiesta organic broccoli. 3 Forellenschluss Romaine lettuce (grown in Minton Stable Garden). 4 June-bearing strawberries (before the botrytis set in). 5 Volunteer raspberries- they liked the fall conditions. 4 Keep trying to ...
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My Dirt: Minton Stable Garden Annual Meeting
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A Blog Inspired by My Experiences at the Minton Stable Community Garden. Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Minton Stable Garden Annual Meeting. April 1, 2010 at 10:25 PM. April 2, 2010 at 8:18 AM. Im intrigued by the completed hours. Do folks need to volunteer? Thats not something required - yet out here in our garden that I know of. I like that you can bank them for others. April 3, 2010 at 10:30 AM. April 3, 2010 at 5:11 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Invasion of the berries, 4/7/10. I have been gard...
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My Dirt: There. A harvest.
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A Blog Inspired by My Experiences at the Minton Stable Community Garden. Monday, May 3, 2010. Since I wrote that first paragraph, the lettuce leaves, shown above, were combined with store-bought Romaine, rinsed with boiled water. And consumed in a salad. I'm looking forward to my locally-grown lettuce and other greens making up a larger percentage of our vegetable intake. For more (and probably better) harvest news, visit the other blogs listed at Daphne's Dandelions. May 3, 2010 at 10:03 PM. Both the Bu...