Category Archives: Gardening

Potatoes & raspberries

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Sandy

It was a stunningly beautiful weekend so, of course, I did venture forth into the garden to do some gardening. I decided to pace myself and do just a few of the many tasks on my to-do list this weekend. … Continue reading →

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Photo album: Plum blossoms, peas, garlic, blueberries, and rhubarb

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Sandy

Our Shiro plum tree is our more prolific and reliable tree. The tree is about 7 – 8 years old now and produces heaps of super juicy yellow plums each year. What you see in the picture is the “after” … Continue reading →

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And back in the greenhouse . . .

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Sandy

The solar project has been the big exciting project of recent weeks, but it’s not the only project underway. In another effort to defeat moles and rats, we’ve decided to install a cement block floor in the greenhouse. Over the … Continue reading →

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Tomato seedlings

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Sandy

Unlike years past, my tomato seedlings are doing great this year! In the photo, you can see the tomato seedlings I just repotted. I lifted the lights up away from the plants just to take the photo. Normally, the lights … Continue reading →

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Two steps backwards, one hobbled step forward

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Sandy

Many aspects of gardening involve adjusting for the unplanned and unexpected. Weather, of course, is a primary element to which gardeners have to adjust and readjust expectations and plans. Earlier in the week, I planned on using this weekend to … Continue reading →

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Garden season 2012 commences

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Sandy

After a long blogging hiatus, I’m back! And I’m really late kicking off garden season 2012. Truth be told, I’ve been working on some other projects (not related to gardening and sustainability) that have monopolized my spare time over the … Continue reading →

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Squash

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Sandy

This wasn’t the best year for squash, but we did get five sugar pumpkins, three delicata squash, and this nice blue Hubbard squash. Isn’t it pretty? That’s all for today. I just wanted to share the picture of this nice … Continue reading →

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Apples

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Sandy

Walking through the orchard last weekend, I noticed a few apples had dropped from a couple of trees. I picked the apples that looked reasonably good off the ground and then checked the trees for ripe fruit still hanging on … Continue reading →

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Judge me by my size, do you?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Sandy

And well you should not! We’re starting to see some ripe apples from our various and sundry trees.  The larger apple is a Chehalis and the smaller apple is a windfall Honeycrisp that was blown down in last night’s rain.  … Continue reading →

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Yes, I can

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Sandy

We’ve had a bumper crop of Sungold tomatoes this season. The plants go all the way up to the top of the greenhouse (at least 12 feet up) and have been producing for weeks. Last weekend,  I picked two pounds … Continue reading →

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