Category Archive: Garden

Jun
26

Garden Update – June 2010

Chamomile Plant

Well the garden is growing… and so is the grass. Granted there’s a lot less weeds this year than last so I’m counting that as a win. There’s also a ton more plants in it (and they seem to be thriving) – although for the money I spent on seeds and plants, it better! We’ve turned …

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May
25

1978 VW Bus!

1978 VW Bus Front

We went and bought us a 1978 Volkswagen Type 2 Van (also known as a Hippie Bus) – oh yes we did! Check her out!  As if I needed another project – as if Hubby needed another project! We got her mostly to get us back and forth to the Farmer’s Market (just call her …

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May
11

The Southern Tsunami of May 2010

Garden Damage

So we caught the edge of what has apparently been dubbed the Southern Tsunami. There were a few tense moments but obviously we didn’t have anything like Nashville did (they’re 2 hours south of us). Somtime between 2 and 3 am I noticed our ditch was kind of high but I didn’t think too much …

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Dec
23

A Dyer’s Garden?

I’ve been obsessively planning and replanning… and replanning next year’s garden and I’ve decided to incorporate several plants that you can make natural dyes from (you know, the way it was done ‘back in the day’). This decision mostly came about after going through my Richters Herb Catalog and realizing that I wanted over $500 …

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Sep
06

Thar Be Gourds Here!

Twin Bushel Gourds

So the Gourds have eaten half the garden… and tried to take over the neighbors yard and the street for that matter. Apparently gourds cross breed – a problem I’ve had all across the garden, but lesson learned and the gourds look cool anyway. The leaves are getting a little die back thanks to the …

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