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Garden Mystery Solved

Posted on October 18, 2011 by literarylee

Last Christmas my aunt, who works in a garden shop, gave me a brown paper bag full of expired seeds, packets packaged to be sold in 2010.  Never mind that most seeds are viable for two, three, four years and … Continue reading →

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Garden Notes: the Lorelei After Work

Posted on May 4, 2011 by literarylee

There aren’t enough hours in a day.  Can’t I get paid to garden?  To write? 7:00 p.m. –  Stepped out to the Lorelei.  This evening’s goal: renovate the herb garden and set in the many herb plants now languishing in … Continue reading →

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Trouble in (my garden) Paradise

Posted on March 31, 2011 by literarylee

Seed Situation O.K. not trouble, necessarily, but issues.  Like seeds I’m starting.  Some are doing well.  I’ll have plenty of tomatoes, for example.  Also basil, cilantro, and ground cherries.  However, two that I care about a lot, eggplant and peppers, … Continue reading →

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More Wanton Optimism: Spring Garden 2010

Posted on February 15, 2011 by literarylee

March 7, 2010 I committed a random act of optimism today.  Barely a week after the end of February I planted seeds in my gardens.  The day was perfect for such behavior, the warm sun sowing its own seeds in … Continue reading →

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