Tag Archives: Seed

garden mistakes: opportunities for growth

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

(Har har). Just posting to note a few of my gardening ‘mistakes’ which have led to greater knowledge. The no-dig garden I was so keen on last year is proving more work than I hoped.  I should have added quite … Continue reading →

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beautiful heirloom beans

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

I thought I’d write this to titillate a commenter on my previous post, who was fascinated with the photo of “Kahnawake Mohawk” beans sprouting on my germination station. By the way, thanks for the nice comments lately and sorry for … Continue reading →

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green things under lights

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all but the reluctant lavender

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

… have started to sprout in their little seed trays. And my mother, a resourceful and eccentric person (okay now you know where I got it from) sent me some of what we believe are garlic bulbils from my grandmother’s … Continue reading →

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germination station inauguration

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Got some stuff planted on Monday.  Onion seeds, lavender, mint.  There’s one onion that has sprouted, and some signs of other seedlings coming up – some random seeds that were mixed in with the lavender have already sprouted. Received a … Continue reading →

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in the snow, the garden advances

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

Last week I got in a shipment of organic, heirloom seeds ordered from California (Seeds of Change) after a month of waiting.  I think the post service around here is pretty slow!  So the excitement turns to planting the seeds … Continue reading →

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