Lamont on June 3rd, 2014

People, people. Lend me your ear! This may be just what the “doctor ordered”! What more could we who live in the desert southwest ask for! I know how much work I do just so my dirt (can hardly call it soil) can hold water and praying that I can afford the fertilizer and water […]

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kathyb on November 8th, 2009

Ok, admitedly, you can’t grow all things well.  It seems that everyone has a speciality.  Mine is tomatoes, or broccoli maybe, but certainly not beans.  I have been harvesting my pole & bush beans for about 3 weeks now and it looks like they are just about done.  I’ve gotten perhaps enough for a family […]

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kathyb on August 26th, 2009

It would be ideal, but I don’t have a compost pile.  I have field mice and critters that would love a winter home like that, so my options are somewhat narrowed when it comes to adding organic matter back into my garden soil.  What I have decided to do is to plant a cover crop.  […]

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Lamont on July 28th, 2009

Plant compatibility has many aspects to consider. This post addresses the issues that I experienced associated with the proximity between peppers and tomatoes. Taking from the ideas of “Square Foot Gardening” I attempted to maximize my limited space by alternating and nestling my pepper rows between my tomatoes. The idea was that I new the tomato plants […]

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