Author Archives: Sandy

Thwarting moles, greenhouse plantings, and the final 2010 carrot harvest

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Sandy

As I’ve mentioned before, we have industrial grade moles in our yard. When we put in most of the raised beds, we didn’t mole-proof them. It just didn’t occur to us. Well, it occurred to us that we had a problem … Continue reading →

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Gardening 2011 has just commenced!

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Sandy

Hello everyone. I haven’t posted since last fall because I decided to take the winter off from blogging. It was good to take a break, but it is also good to be back! As you can see from above, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Halloween harvest

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Sandy

Another weekend, another harvest of tomatoes and peppers from the greenhouse. I’ve also been ignoring some cukes in the greenhouse because I got a bit sick of them this summer, but I decided to cut one up. The cukes are holding up well … Continue reading →

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Squashed

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Sandy

Today was squash day. Not only did I harvest the few squash in the garden (it wasn’t a good squash year for us), Lily and I tackled the four sugar pumpkins I bought from the market. Lily was surprisingly enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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Fall garden & cute boots

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Sandy

Wow! I might have successfully grown a Brassica! I have terrible luck with pretty much everything in this category. Cabbage becomes bug infested (I know, I need to use BT spray) and broccoli bolts before much of a head has even formed. … Continue reading →

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The greenhouse that keeps on giving & my albino carrot

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Sandy

A couple of weeks ago I thought I had picked the last tomatoes of the season. I was wrong. Last weekend I was sure it would be the last. Wrong again. The tomatoes keep on coming. This will end soon, … Continue reading →

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And now I’m really done

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Sandy

I thought I was done canning for the season, but I came across an intriguing recipe for tomato jam on Salon.com. Derek wanted some, so I whipped a batch up. Now I’m done with canning for the year. For real. … Continue reading →

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A day in the slow life

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Sandy

 Over at Backyard Feast, Toni put together a “A day in the slow life” meme and asked me to participate. In a follow up post, she wrote about The Paradox of Slow, which is equally as interesting. I pondered this topic earlier in the year … Continue reading →

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Speckled cranberry beans & garlic

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Sandy

This is my first year growing speckled cranberry beans. I grew a good volume of beans out of one bean tower of plants. Given the fact that half my plants didn’t make it for one reason or another, I see this … Continue reading →

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This carrot’s a winner & the tomatoes rally

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Sandy

These St. Valery carrots have been the best producing carrots of the season. See the little guy at the bottom of the picture? It is another variety planted at the same time as the St. Valery carrots, but that variety hasn’t produced … Continue reading →

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