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Red Belle and Sparkler Radishes

This spring, I planted two types of radishes: Red Belle and Sparkler. The Red Belle variety of radishes is solid, bright red and best picked on the young side before they get too big. Sparkler radishes are half white, half red. I gave away most of my radishes because, unlike other vegetables, you have to […]

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Bouquet from a Friend

Recently, a friend gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers from her garden. I don’t grow many stem flowers, so this was a nice treat. The colors are vibrant and the types of flowers in this mix go well together. This bouquet includes sweet pea (purple and pink) and rose (red).

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Gardening in the Evening

One of the best times to garden is in the evening. You can avoid getting a sunburn, it’s cooler so you don’t overheat on hot days, and the photos of your vegetables and plants turn out well (photography is worst in the middle of the day because of glare, shadows, and other harsh lighting—try evening […]

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Hügelkultur

We had some Honeyberry bushes to plant, but our property is just rock and red dirt. Very few plants can survive in the mountain that we seemingly live on. So, we had to dig out all the rocks and dirt (which took weeks) and then finally fill in the hole with something that could sustain […]