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Continue reading →: Spacing in Raised Beds
We planted many of our spring vegetable seeds last week, and I planted a few more this week. Mostly beets (Red Ace & Chioggia), carrots (Yellow Sun), and some Asian greens (mustards). After looking at what we planted several times last week, and then measuring the space between the rows,…
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Continue reading →: Sickly Tomatoes, Part 2
If you remember from last week, I was rather concerned about our tomato seedlings that seemed to be showing signs of a rather disastrous problem. They looked to be in the throes of a debilitating nutrient deficiency. Well, after a week and some TLC, (TLC being defined as not much…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
The apple tree was beginning to bud on Monday. Unfortunately, it looks like only one of the two trees will have flowers, so I may have to find a willing crabapple branch. This is the progression of the same cluster of buds by Thursday afternoon. Big change in a short…
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Continue reading →: Wild Raspberries
So raspberries are not something you plant in a small space…or a space where you’ll have a hard time keeping them under control. The reason for this rule is that raspberries spread their roots underground…to pretty much any place that they can get their roots. Then you have new shoots…
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Continue reading →: Fruit Blooming
A week ago, most of the fruit was barely beginning to bud out. A week later, much of it is in the beginning stages of blooming! The black currant has some interesting purplish buds. I think the red currant is going to be loaded with fruit this year! The only…