It’s Never Too Early

Three weeks into the year and I've already received all of my seed catalogues.  I've spent the last few days laying out my garden plan on the computer.  Already the list of jobs to do (outside of planting, seeding, etc) is a mile long.  We usually begin with whatever jobs weren't finished last year.  Makes ...

Put the Cob Down and Back Away From the Compost

With all of the tomatoes ripening on the counter, it was no surprise to find a few fruit flies flitting around. I detest them. So, in a mild panic, I decided to get every scrap of food off the counter and into the fridge, and I put the kitchen compost outside on the ...

Sunshowers on a Cloudy Day

It was a strange day of intermittent sunshowers. Capricious weather. Mercurial. Jeckyll-and-Hyde. The clouds would part, the sun would burst through, then the rain would come. It's a lovely time to be outside, actually. The sunlight flashes off the dripping plants and leaves you too dazzled to do any ...

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