kathyb on July 12th, 2009

Do you enjoy weeding corn?  It’s just not as easy as weeding, say, strawberries.  I just read an article regarding the use of landscape fabrics between rows of vegetables as weed barriers, an idea I toy with every time I buy a bag of mulch.  I may lay that argument with myself to rest now. […]

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kathyb on July 11th, 2009

Which is it gonna be, or do I really have to choose?

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Jen on July 8th, 2009

I never realized how heart-wrenching gardening could be. I grew quite emotionally attached to the little watermelons that were interspersed among the foliage. As they grew I would gleefully count them and perchance perform a happy little jig.

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kathyb on June 22nd, 2009

Gardening for many years, on and off, doesn’t make me a master gardener, or even a very successful one.  It does make me a more patient and observant person, I have found.  All my attempts have been toward organic, and as a result, I have some unique ideas and observations along the lines of companion […]

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