Category Archives: Gardening

Seed starting: It’s not even February and I’m aready behind schedule

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Sandy

Laura over at The Modern Victory Garden has a wonderful seed starting schedule for Pacific Northwest gardeners to follow. I am woefully behind already. This is OK because Laura is in the thick of planting cabbages and other Brassica plants and I am not planning … Continue reading →

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Dang, it’s cold!

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Sandy

Derek here. It has been a while since either of us posted. It has also been cold (at least for the Puget Sound region) over the last week – getting down into the low teens or even lower. Unfortunately, this … Continue reading →

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The garden in November, plus yummy bread

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Sandy

I’ve been hibernating. A thoroughly enjoyable eight-week leave from work ended a few weeks ago, but the hibernation began well before that.  There is no excuse other than I didn’t feel like tackling the fall garden tasks even though I had … Continue reading →

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Last tomatoes and summer garden notes

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Sandy

For the last month or so, in spite of the fact that I’ve had ample time on my hands, I’ve been pretty terrible about taking care of fall gardening chores.  Most of my beds contain the bedraggled remains of summer … Continue reading →

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The fruits of my labor

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Sandy

As the summer winds to an end and I have time to reflect on my gardening efforts over the last few months, I’ve come to realize that there are some things I enjoy growing much more than others. At the … Continue reading →

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Jam day and a pickle preview

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Sandy

I love berry season.  We’ve planted a bunch of berries in our yard.  We have strawberries (June bearing, everbearing, and red and white alpines), blueberries (eight youngish plants), and raspberries (two new raised beds).  Because most of our berries are … Continue reading →

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Red, white, and blue in the garden

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Sandy

While it is a day belated, I wanted to celebrate the 4th this year by showing the red, white, and blue currently in the garden.  The Red Earlier this year, we built two new raised beds for our raspberries.  A … Continue reading →

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First cuke of the season

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Sandy

Lemon cucumber Quick post tonight.  Take a look!  My first cucumber of the season. This is a lemon cucumber, a variety I have been growing for years.  Even before we started building out a large garden, I always found a … Continue reading →

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The jungle in the greenhouse

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Sandy

In just a few short weeks, the tiny little tomatoes I planted have turned my greenhouse into a jungle! Everything in the greenhouse is growing like crazy.  The cucumbers, melons, peppers, and more are all looking great. This is the first … Continue reading →

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Photo album: June 2009 fruit & berry pollination report

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Sandy

By this point in the growing season, I have a pretty good idea of what my future summer fruit crop will look like. The blossoms are gone and the bees have done their work. Some crops are looking good. Others, … Continue reading →

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