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Pests and Potatoes

Posted on July 21, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

If you read any book on organic gardening, you will find a section on “pests.” And the answers for best treatment of pests are these: 1. if you have good soil, you discourage bugs and diseases; 2. if you keep … Continue reading →

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August: Preparing for Round Two

Posted on August 2, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Thursday was a cleaning day in the garden. I pulled out the pea vines and the last of the beets (they really weren’t going to get any bigger) and turned over the beet and garlic beds to prepare them for fall planting. … Continue reading →

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Potatoes in the Bag

Posted on April 27, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Mr. Hooper is getting out of yak farming. He’s giving up the Christmas trees, too, and retiring. He’s putting some of his land into prairie, which is good news for Steve the prairie landscaper. And we also took this opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Sewing the Potato Bags

Posted on April 16, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

We are in the grips of a winter storm today. When I drove home from work at 1 p.m. there were white-out conditions. This would mark the continuation of the waiting-for-spring anxiety, except that Steve and I have both retreated … Continue reading →

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Potatoes and Pests

Posted on July 30, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

When I started gardening seriously a few years ago, a friend gave me a stack of books on organic gardening. I was especially interested in the one on preventing and treating for insects. I waited for bugs to appear and … Continue reading →

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