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Planting days are here at last!

  • May 8, 2014
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  • Rory
The weather finally cooperated long enough for us to till and begin planting our garden on Monday. I took the day off and with the help of my awesome sister-in-law Lisa…
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Farming woes

  • May 5, 2014
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  • Rory
I was reluctant to tell this story, having just blogged about our bad luck with getting our field planted. But then I thought no, the embarrassing mishaps are all part…
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Raised beds under construction

  • May 5, 2014
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  • Rory
When I laid out the garden last year I left room for some upgrades. This year we have expanded the garden plot and are adding 4 new raised beds. These…
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Seedling surprise

  • May 4, 2014
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  • Rory
Our seedlings are doing amazingly well since transplanting to larger pots. Too well, in fact. In just 12 days they’ve outgrown their pots and are starting to show signs of stress.…
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Experimental gardening

  • April 27, 2014
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  • Rory
I am a tinkerer by nature.  I like to try things out for myself and see how they work. It’s part stereotypical man-who-won’t-ask-for-directions. It’s also how I learn. It’s not…
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Replanting our field

  • April 26, 2014
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  • Rory
In a previous post I wrote about why we needed to replant our field this year. It was supposed to happen earlier this week, but rain beat the farmer to…
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