Remember all those seeds I planted in May? OK, you weren't there, you don't remember, but I do. When I put them in the ground, I was struck by how the earth I covered them with looked just a bit like a fresh grave, and how the wooden tongue depressor garden tags I used looked... Continue Reading →
The Reluctant Gardener Confesses: Why I Love Weeding
I've shared my reluctance to garden as a child and my struggles to believe that things I plant will actually grow. But today I confess something that just adds to the mountain of existing evidence that I am nuts: I love weeding. As someone who hates to clean my house, it seems weird that my favorite... Continue Reading →
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The Most Important Gardening Tool Is Hope
Despite my mother's attempts to teach me to appreciate the magic of planting seeds, I'm only becoming a gardener slowly. I've experienced the beauty of flowers blooming outside my back door and the joy of picking tasty tomatoes from vines in my own yard, but I'm still reluctant to garden. Don't get me wrong. I... Continue Reading →
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The Hazards of Homemade Vinegar
It's squash time. We've got zucchini and yellow squash coming out our ears. And I didn't realize how easy it would be to grow cucumbers or I would have bought fewer plants. I haven't felt much like cooking this summer and am too lazy to can, so it's been steamed squash at every meal (no... Continue Reading →
