Author Archives: Karen

My Garden Just Keeps Giving!

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Karen

  The crows have given up. But they just keep growin!           Can anyone say, “big ol pot a soup!”?

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Watermelon and Cantelope

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Karen

  My first year of growing melons was a huge success. Almost. The cantelopes and watermelons grew so big and looked like the ones I see at the Farmer’s Market. The day before Jim and I were to leave town, … Continue reading →

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Watermelon and Cantelope

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Karen

    My first, and largest, watermelon split. Ugh. I now have 2 watermelons left and about 5 tiny cantelopes. What are the odds that any make it to maturity? Sure exciting to watch!

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My Garden: July 23, 2011

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Karen
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My Garden Dinner! Ummmmm

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Karen
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Watermelon!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Karen

Yay! We have our first baby watermelon. What confuses me, however, is that we have TONS of flowers. Why only one (well 2, but the other one was rotten) baby melons? And… how do I keep the melons from rotting? … Continue reading →

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Lunch!

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Karen

Decided for lunch today to just go grab a bit from the garden. I’ve waited patiently for carrots (which I’ve never grown before) so I just HAD to dig one to see if they’re growing. Hooray!  I have carrots!

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Black Raspberry Harvest

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Karen

        So many berries!           Time to make cobbler..               Ummmmmmmm

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I Love My Garden!

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Karen

The last 2 days I’ve eaten fresh, homegrown, just-picked broccoli! The potato plants are 3 feet tall. The lettuce, spinach and all the herbs are flourishing and I pick them daily. Talk about reaping what you sow! There’s nothing more … Continue reading →

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Hilling Potatoes with Straw

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Karen

Wheat Rye Oat straw How do you hill potatoes?  I started with yard/garden/kitchen mulch, progressed to bags of garden soil, now I’ve moved onto wheat/rye/oat straw.  Saw this on an online video.  Certainly less expensive than soil! From what I … Continue reading →

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