Tag Archives: raspberries

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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Berries, garlic, and a rat update

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Sandy

Finally! A nice sunny day on the weekend. Today was the perfect day to get caught up on some spring gardening tasks. First, following the instructions by Tom @ Tall Clover Farm, I started by pruning the raspberry canes. I took out all … Continue reading →

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Photo album: Garden in September

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Sandy

Here are some pictures from around the garden at the beginning of September: Happy gardening! Sandy

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Berry anticipation and a peek around the garden

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Sandy

We’ve been harvesting strawberries for a few weeks now, but the raspberries and blueberries have not really started to ripen yet. The raspberries should begin ripening any day now, especially since we finally have some warm, even downright hot, weather in our forecast. … Continue reading →

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Photo album: The garden in March

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Sandy

I finally finished the giant weeding project! Now, on to more fun things. It looks like hand pollinating the mini peach trees in the greenhouse was successful.  Both trees have set a lot of fruit.  The lettuce boxes we built a few … 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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Photo album: Raspberry beds, Walla Walla sweet onions, rhubarb, lettuce box, greenhouse in April, and baby chicks

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Sandy

In this picture you can see our two new raised beds for raspberries. Yesterday, Derek built the first set of supports for  the raspberry canes. You can also see the composter in this picture.  I’m mostly using this composter to quickly … Continue reading →

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