Thursday, November 2nd, 2017
Maggie and I are strong proponents of “hands-on” living. We believe raising and making our own products and meals is superior to simply purchasing our needs and wants. Taking this route may be more costly, but saving...
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Thursday, October 26th, 2017
There’s a lot of things in the garden that you can easily grow. It’s never taken me much effort to grow binder weed — also known as “morning glory.” This type of morning glory is not to...
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Thursday, October 19th, 2017
As much as I’ve talked about the changing of the season and related activities, there’s one more to add to the list: when area nurseries need to clear plant shelves and tree areas and put everything away...
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Thursday, October 12th, 2017
I enjoy the changing of the seasons, but I have to admit that as the active growing season comes to an end, it’s a bit sad for me. Don’t get me wrong. There were days over the last...
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Thursday, October 5th, 2017
It’s that time of year when we reverse the fits and starts of spring — when winter was forced to relinquish its hold and days of warmth snuck in, giving us a glimpse of the warmer days...
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Thursday, September 28th, 2017
I don’t remember when my exact initiation to hot peppers was. I vaguely remember it had something to do with an adult convincing me that the jalapeno pepper I was holding was like candy and that I should...
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Thursday, September 21st, 2017
It was confusing to me as a kid. How could there be so many types of oil? I remember the “3-in-1” oil that was used to lubricate the chain on my bike or the ball bearings on...
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Thursday, September 14th, 2017
You can feel the slight change happening. It’s very gradual, but it’s there. The days have still been hot overall, and there is still a lot of fire danger, but bit by bit, the evenings have started...
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Thursday, September 7th, 2017
Although summer is drawing to a close, there is plenty of gardening yet to do in our yardscapes. Pruning is a big one, and ongoing deadheading and weed removal also beckon us. Whenever I start to pull...
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Thursday, August 31st, 2017
Several years ago, Larry Sagers was conducting a pruning demonstration at our home in our small vineyard. He made the comment that you shouldn’t use the same water that you do for the lawn to water grapes...
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