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Continue reading →: In Memory of Kae Bowles
Our horticulture secretary, Kae Bowles, passed away on Sunday, May 27th, after a long battle with leukemia. As our secretary, she kept all of us in line. She was also a long-time Master Gardener and contributed so much to our local and state Master Gardener programs. In 1994, became an…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
I think we’ll call this week’s Friday PhotoEssay the “Death & Destruction” Edition. I was out of state since last week, and then was welcomed back home on Wednesday with a lovely hailstorm. Luckily, the garden doesn’t look much the worse for wear due to hail. Unluckily, there are a…
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Continue reading →: Video Wednesday: Fertilizing Your Garden
As we continue on with our basic garden maintenance (and get used to our new garden and soils!), now is a good time to think about our fertilization practices. Fertilizing Your Garden
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Continue reading →: A Round Up of Garden Renovation Posts
Just in case you are missing all of the posts about our garden renovation project (I’m not!), or if you missed seeing part of the process unfold, here is a list of all the posts from the past 6+ months about our renovation. Demolition, from last fall. Day 1, Dirt…
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Continue reading →: Video Wednesday
Since we have been talking so much about soil in our new raised bed, I thought I’d share this video from one of our Horticulture Agents about adding organic matter to clay soils. He’s discussing it in the context of flowers and ornamentals, but the information is good for food…