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skippy's vegetable garden is moving 24 Aug 2013 | 05:16 pm
Skippy's vegetable garden will move soon. The garden is at its peak, tomatoes ripening, big green basil plants, tall teepees of cucumbers and green beans. I am picking more than we can eat from this ...
Suzie in the garden 8 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
Suzie had a fun walk through my garden the other day. She explored the shadows under the squash vines, hopped around on the sweet potato bed - and THEN - she found the radicchio! Ahh, the perfect vege...
today's harvest 6 Aug 2013 | 08:57 am
Cucumbers! I love the crunch of lots of different varieties! I am also harvesting beans, chili peppers, lots of lettuce, and my first few tomatoes.
Suzie is home 5 Aug 2013 | 06:54 am
Suzie is home! She sure is cute! She's a 7 weeks old Portuguese water dog, all black just like Skippy. Very soft and fluffy. She has needle sharp baby teeth, but is learning fast how hard she can bit...
winter squash arbor 5 Aug 2013 | 06:34 am
My winter squash vines are growing by inches, or more, a day. They have topped my arbor and lots of fruits are setting. The Waltham butternut do best on an arbor since the vines are long and flexible....
Suzie comes home on Friday 31 Jul 2013 | 06:07 am
Suzie is the smallest female of the litter. She is all black just like Skippy. We can't wait to bring her home on Friday afternoon. My dad has suggested that she should have a blog of her own: " Suzie...
today's harvest 31 Jul 2013 | 06:02 am
I don't know how I missed my first zucchini! But it is a big one. I am making zucchini bread tonight. In addition to the zuc, my harvest included a pretty little eggplant, a yellow crook squash and a ...
my how to videos 29 Jul 2013 | 01:39 am
This spring I made another series of "How To" videos for eHow. They're pretty basic topics. Here's a list with links: How to sow spinach seeds How to sow pumpkin seeds How to plant Black-seeded Simpso...
broccoli harvest 29 Jul 2013 | 01:35 am
My broccoli seemed to grow full sized heads almost overnight. Just a few days ago (it seems) the heads started to form. Little florets hidden in the center of the plant. And now - all of a sudden - I ...
the first summer squash of the season 29 Jul 2013 | 01:35 am
Two beautiful yellow crooknecks!
