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I’ve finally been able to harvest a few things from my sad looking fall garden. A few radishes finally bulbed out. And the bibb lettuce hung on long enough to give me some good leaves. The spinach and bright lights swiss chard awarded me a few small but tasty leaves as well. I picked all […]
September 30, 2009
Make no mistake about it, fall has arrived in Minnesota. The lows are dipping into the 40’s here in Saint Paul, and my fall garden is running behind. It seems everything, from my radishes to my kohlrabi is taking a few extra weeks to get ready. But the seedlings started life with pounding rain, too […]
September 9, 2009
I have a feeling snails and slugs are going to be an issue next spring. The snails with shells are EVERYWHERE, but I haven’t seen them eating on anything yet. The slugs are the immediate problem. I’ve spotted them eating on my lettuce seedlings and roaming about in my compost bin. Luckily there’s a simple […]
September 1, 2009
According to the seed packet, I should be harvesting radishes today. But that’s not going to happen. My concerns about the raised bed not getting enough sun, were warranted. I cleaned out a vine that was crawling up a small black walnut tree, and then I tied the tree back with some rope. This will […]
August 19, 2009
I already have my compost bin going, but here’s some helpful tips if you’re ready to start your own. These tips list the addition of fertilizer to your compost to provide a nitrogen source. I’m not doing that. Good ol’ manure will work just fine. Manure is my best friend. It once helped me get […]
August 17, 2009
Two weeks on, my hesitancy over a fall garden is over. The lettuce, radish, kohlrabi, swiss chard, carrot, and spinach seedlings seem to be doing great so far. After a summer of cool weather, the humidity and heat has arrived with temperatures in the 90’s a few times but temperatures are now headed back toward […]
August 15, 2009
How about a bird bath for under ten bucks? Here’s a quick, easy and cheap solution to attract birds without breaking your budget. Birds don’t seem to be too picky when it comes to bath time. After all they don’t mind muddy puddles. But instead of spending a fortune on stone, or a small fortune […]
August 10, 2009
I’m going full bore now that I’ve moved in a new place that’s letting me garden in the backyard. It’s harvest time for a lot of vegetables but it’s not too late for a fall garden, however, I’ve never done one before. Luckily the University of Minnesota extension has great information online for planting veggies […]
August 8, 2009
I’ve wanted to compost for quite a while, but that doesn’t exactly work when you live in an apartment with no where to put it, or use it. But since that has now changed, I’m saving all my vegetable scraps and yard clippings. I bought a plastic composter called GeoBin from Home Depot. It’s an […]
August 6, 2009
I was inspired to do some raised beds after watching this youtube video. If I wasn’t a renter, I’d do something a little more permanent, but this will serve it’s purpose for now. I used 2x8x10 foot pine lumber to make a 4×4 foot bed and a 4×8 foot bed. I needed the boards cut […]
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