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Loads of green beans

Posted in Lawn on Aug 27th, 2008 1 Comment »

My column last week was about the serious space problems in my garden, specifically the rather unwise decision I made to plant green beans in every square inch of the garden.
“Overcrowding is not just a problem for cities and schools”
At least now we’ve got a lot of green beans. This is just one little sample. [...]

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Zucchini update

Posted in Garden on Aug 24th, 2008 1 Comment »

Just when I thought the zucchini was dead …

I find this guy hiding under the leaves. It looks like our squash section is back in business.
Thanks to all the rain, the neglected garden is coming along better than is should. We have quite a few hot cherry peppers turning red.

The tomatoes are looking good, too. [...]

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Native gardening

Posted in Landscape on Aug 13th, 2008 2 Comments »

So I finished that book about native plants in about a day. It was eye-opening. Here are two columns that sort of relate.
Autumn olive is no lover of mine
New landscaping approach accounts for insect appetites
Here’s a picture of that lovely invasive weed, autumn olive.

As you can see, the murder has not been carried out [...]

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Zucchini rot

Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 4th, 2008 No Comments »

Well, I may not have the usual over supply of zucchini this year. The plants were producing just fine, then we got this:

I really quick Web search makes me think that the rain might have something to do with it. It could also be some sort of nutrient deficiency in the soil, but there are [...]

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