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Bees are loving these!

Bees are loving these!

Surprisingly effectively trap crop - weeds

Surprisingly effectively trap crop - weeds

Small water feature now includes

Small water feature now includes

Late March garden tour

Late March garden tour

One of many ways to fill a new raised bed - cheaply.

One of many ways to fill a new raised bed - cheaply.

Revised review of Table Queen Acorn Squash

Revised review of Table Queen Acorn Squash

House finch nest with babies!

House finch nest with babies!

Drip line irrigation updates

Drip line irrigation updates

Got the gopher out of the bed!

Got the gopher out of the bed!

Darn it - a gopher made it past the wire

Darn it - a gopher made it past the wire

My first successful compost - lessons learned

My first successful compost - lessons learned

Lesson learned - feed the soil & the plants will follow

Lesson learned - feed the soil & the plants will follow

Lesson learned - picking garlic past its prime

Lesson learned - picking garlic past its prime

Celebrating insectivore birds in my gardens

Celebrating insectivore birds in my gardens

Calendula - my experience with it (love it!)

Calendula - my experience with it (love it!)

Using coffee grounds - something to be aware of

Using coffee grounds - something to be aware of

Almonds and Peaches!! So excited

Almonds and Peaches!! So excited

Baby horseradish!

Baby horseradish!

Worm casting compost tea tower

Worm casting compost tea tower

Saving Worms for the Garden

Saving Worms for the Garden

Broccolini or Broccoli? Preferences and reasons

Broccolini or Broccoli? Preferences and reasons

To ring or not to ring - my take on this canning debate

To ring or not to ring - my take on this canning debate

Easy raised beds with 4x4 Timbers and rebar

Easy raised beds with 4x4 Timbers and rebar

Pepper review - heights, yields, tastes

Pepper review - heights, yields, tastes

2 pressure canners - 50 years apart

2 pressure canners - 50 years apart

Lizard in the pole beans

Lizard in the pole beans

Why do you garden?

Why do you garden?

Garden expansion/Orchard addition Progress!

Garden expansion/Orchard addition Progress!

Make sure you have extra canner seals…

Make sure you have extra canner seals…

When you really want to do something, you’ll find a way

When you really want to do something, you’ll find a way

Not a container gardener, I’ve learned…

Not a container gardener, I’ve learned…

Tips to help your eyes when processing onions

Tips to help your eyes when processing onions

An evening watching kittens play

An evening watching kittens play

2 acorn squash varieties - mid season side-by-side comparison

2 acorn squash varieties - mid season side-by-side comparison

Mid-Summer garden tour - 2022

Mid-Summer garden tour - 2022

Ideas and ways to vertically grow squash

Ideas and ways to vertically grow squash

Grew 4 types of onions this year…

Grew 4 types of onions this year…

Adding a cover to the herb bed

Adding a cover to the herb bed

Adding a pound of Earthworms to a garden bed

Adding a pound of Earthworms to a garden bed

Test sunshade for the lettuce bed - it worked!

Test sunshade for the lettuce bed - it worked!

Minor mistake dehydrating garlic cloves for powdered garlic

Minor mistake dehydrating garlic cloves for powdered garlic

Tale of a strange lizard rescue

Tale of a strange lizard rescue

Mistake with grass-clipping mulch — killing my pepper plants

Mistake with grass-clipping mulch — killing my pepper plants

Part-sun herb garden bed

Part-sun herb garden bed

Birds and garden mulch

Birds and garden mulch

Summer garden plans and winter/spring remnants

Summer garden plans and winter/spring remnants

Soaked my Jicama seeds for 24 hours - they look like this

Soaked my Jicama seeds for 24 hours - they look like this

Review for the $60 ‘greenhouse’ cold frame - 3 years of use!

Review for the $60 ‘greenhouse’ cold frame - 3 years of use!

2022 Pepper Pruning Experiment Setup - for 2nd year of growth

2022 Pepper Pruning Experiment Setup - for 2nd year of growth

Harvest of Leeks - easy grow and can plant densely (15 plants per foot)

Harvest of Leeks - easy grow and can plant densely (15 plants per foot)

Make tomato paste like I’m making a jelly

Make tomato paste like I’m making a jelly

Adding vinegar to a canner prevents this

Adding vinegar to a canner prevents this

Baby blue bellied lizard in the garden

Baby blue bellied lizard in the garden

Tabasco pepper growth, production and blooming

Tabasco pepper growth, production and blooming

Sunrise Sauce tomato - just before the harvest

Sunrise Sauce tomato - just before the harvest

Keep the intense flavor! Use the water corn blanched to can with

Keep the intense flavor! Use the water corn blanched to can with

Brainstorming: sunflowers as bean trellis for next year and why

Brainstorming: sunflowers as bean trellis for next year and why

Squash leaves flopping mid-day - causes

Squash leaves flopping mid-day - causes

Corn silks at different stages of development while in the stalk

Corn silks at different stages of development while in the stalk

Cats love catnip...

Cats love catnip...

Results of cutting the bloom stalks off the onion and letting them continue to grow on for harvest

Results of cutting the bloom stalks off the onion and letting them continue to grow on for harvest

Fun fact about corn pollen

Fun fact about corn pollen

Onions in Bloom!

Onions in Bloom!

Carrots from a nursery grow pack - my horse still loves ‘em

Carrots from a nursery grow pack - my horse still loves ‘em

A tale of 2 beets ... variety comparison

A tale of 2 beets ... variety comparison

Dehydrating turnip greens for a green powder

Dehydrating turnip greens for a green powder

A Tale of Two Turnips - growing differs varieties

A Tale of Two Turnips - growing differs varieties

Drip line irrigation in a 4x8 raised bed

Drip line irrigation in a 4x8 raised bed

Learning your gardening preferences through experimentation

Learning your gardening preferences through experimentation

When planning garden harvest timelines

When planning garden harvest timelines

How I freeze garden harvest for easy use

How I freeze garden harvest for easy use

My onions are blooming - oops. Now what?

My onions are blooming - oops. Now what?

Simple easy and sturdy raised bed garden frame

Simple easy and sturdy raised bed garden frame

Spring Garden plants and layout - a look at onions with and without full sun

Spring Garden plants and layout - a look at onions with and without full sun

Broccoli & Onion update - 3 months later

Broccoli & Onion update - 3 months later

Fall garden - broccoli and onions

Fall garden - broccoli and onions

Onions keep cabbage flies away from broccoli - my 8’ zucchini plant!

Onions keep cabbage flies away from broccoli - my 8’ zucchini plant!

DIY deep water spikes for target irrigation

DIY deep water spikes for target irrigation

Tip for making planter labels

Tip for making planter labels

Single Roma tomato plant is huuuuge!

Single Roma tomato plant is huuuuge!

Final late life review of the acorn squash

Final late life review of the acorn squash

Final late life review of the vertical pie pumpkin

Final late life review of the vertical pie pumpkin

Final late life Spaghetti Squash update

Final late life Spaghetti Squash update

Mid season vertical squash comparison

Mid season vertical squash comparison

Melons slings or hammocks mid-season

Melons slings or hammocks mid-season

90’ tree exploded by lightening - neighborhood response is

90’ tree exploded by lightening - neighborhood response is

HoneyNut Butternut Squash

HoneyNut Butternut Squash

Vertical Watermelons Midseason

Vertical Watermelons Midseason

Vertical Zucchini- over 6 feet and still growing!

Vertical Zucchini- over 6 feet and still growing!

Vertical Watermelon update - Bean v Pea Lessons Learned

Vertical Watermelon update - Bean v Pea Lessons Learned

Second Life - a heavily pruned and late stage tomato rebirth

Second Life - a heavily pruned and late stage tomato rebirth

Determinate tomato at 4-5 months old

Determinate tomato at 4-5 months old

Squash Tip: Just because it’s broken doesn’t mean it’s dead...

Squash Tip: Just because it’s broken doesn’t mean it’s dead...

Harvest Processing Tip - Easily Remove Pumpkin Rind

Harvest Processing Tip - Easily Remove Pumpkin Rind

Growing Mammoth Peas (powdery mildew on pole peas)

Growing Mammoth Peas (powdery mildew on pole peas)

Pinto Bean Experiment - 6 Plants and Harvest when pod is dried

Pinto Bean Experiment - 6 Plants and Harvest when pod is dried

Seed starting tip: soaking inspires faster germination

Seed starting tip: soaking inspires faster germination

Growing Zucchini and Yellow Squash? See how big they can get

Growing Zucchini and Yellow Squash? See how big they can get

Vertical Squash Lessons Learned: Placement is Important

Vertical Squash Lessons Learned: Placement is Important

Plant Perennial Flowers so Bees Quickly Find Your Garden

Plant Perennial Flowers so Bees Quickly Find Your Garden

Vertical Squash Garden Lessons Learned

Vertical Squash Garden Lessons Learned

Melon Sling Example

Melon Sling Example

Vermicomposting in the Garden

Vermicomposting in the Garden

Feeding Compost Worms For Fast Breakdown

Feeding Compost Worms For Fast Breakdown

Tropical Astrology Primer - Pre-class about astrological foundations

Tropical Astrology Primer - Pre-class about astrological foundations

Pressure canner needs a new seal

Pressure canner needs a new seal

Tip for getting liquid plant food to your aquatic plants

Tip for getting liquid plant food to your aquatic plants

Drip irrigation conversion - test 1/4” pipe fitting for slices

Drip irrigation conversion - test 1/4” pipe fitting for slices

Trick to quieten and diffuse strong aquarium filtration water

Trick to quieten and diffuse strong aquarium filtration water

Drip Irrigation conversion lessons - reusing drip nozzles

Drip Irrigation conversion lessons - reusing drip nozzles

Lessons In Drip Irrigation - intro and pipe laying

Lessons In Drip Irrigation - intro and pipe laying

Otocinclus - the small but mighty algae eater

Otocinclus - the small but mighty algae eater

Bobbin Threading Hack

Bobbin Threading Hack