Tag Archives: vegetable gardening

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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April Showers

Posted on April 13, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Early yesterday morning I dozed as it rained outside. It was a lovely April shower that took out the last remnants of snow. It was a nice enough week that I got out on my bike six days out of seven, … Continue reading →

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Almanac

Posted on March 28, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m thinking March might be the month when most blogs die. Of course, many blogs are begun as New Year’s Resolutions, on January 1, and those probably die by February 15, along with many diet and exercise plans. But March … Continue reading →

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Urban Gardening

Posted on February 19, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Anyone who gets organic garden magazines has been subjected to the “garden porn” of California raised beds overflowing with herbs and vegetables and other gardens at their peak. The false sense they convey is that if everyone did this, we … Continue reading →

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Seed Freak

Posted on January 15, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It’s come to this. On January 1 I sat down with my remaining seed packets (in their shoebox labeled “Seeds”) and my lists from last year’s order, and my catalogues with new things marked, and placed two big vegetable seed … Continue reading →

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Eating the Garden

Posted on September 26, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I am not a big garden journal keeper. At the beginning of the year, I try to record the dates that I planted everything, inside the house and out. I draw up my garden plan so that I can rotate … Continue reading →

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Veggie Love

Posted on September 25, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last week I went on a 3-day juice fast. I’d picked up some bad habits over the summer, including caffeine and, my real pitfall, sugar. It was time to reset and shrug off some of the sluggishness, and try to … Continue reading →

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Canning Days

Posted on August 27, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m only working two days this week, in part because the next few weeks will be very busy, but also because it is canning season. I can’t imagine being a teacher now– right when all the work has to be … Continue reading →

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Thai Basil Pesto (and tomatoes)

Posted on August 17, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

There is so much going on in the garden it is hard to write a post on a recipe instead of the daily harvest. But I have to at least show you some tomato photos before I start picking them. … Continue reading →

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Happy “Sneak Some Zucchini on Your Neighbor’s Porch Day”

Posted on August 8, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

For some reason, having a lot of a single vegetable makes us panic. What will I do with all these zucchini? What will I do with all these tomatillos? Instead of just continuing with our simple preparations, we begin looking … Continue reading →

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