The Broadfork. Holy cats. I couldn’t remember the name of my favorite tool, or where I got it, so as I sat in bed killing time before church and sipping my coffee — with Pippi-dog burrowed under the sheets next to me, panting from the heat — I researched it. As usual, the internet eventually coughed up an [...] 
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Even though I dealt with my annual compost task a couple weeks ago, I thought it might bear sharing, since I wrote one of my first blog posts about it and thought a picture of the same pile a year later would be cool. Unfortunately, the photos aren’t the best. That’s [...]  I screwed my Canon 52mm Close-Up Lens on to my camera (Canon T1i) today and went out to the garden. I’m too lazy to ever think about a tripod, so I don’t really go about macro photography the correct way. But then, I don’t really go about anything the ‘correct way.’ This is as close to [...] 
Burn ‘em right in place… Don’t get me wrong. I’m not actually endorsing this method. I’m simply stating that it is a very good way to rid yourself of a very massive amount of dead asparagus tops in short order. No cutting. No grunting No hauling. Perfect for me. You might want to read last year’s post on this garden chore. [...] 
…With a bulb planter While I like to pretend to know what I’m talking about, in this case, you must take my preachings with a grain of salt. Or maybe even less. As I’ve said before, I tend to cut corners on tasks that I don’t care for. And one of those tasks is planting potatoes. Truth be told, now that [...] 
…is not to start them from seed. Let’s just say I’ve been at this vegetable garden thing for quite some time now. Characteristically, when I started out, I wanted to everything to be over-the-top-perfect-best-way-to-do-things-ever. And I researched and planned. Started everything from seed. Obsessed. Etc. Etc. Which is odd. Because reading that, you’d think I’m a perfectionist. But I’m not. Not [...] 
Ignore that picture, as there is nothing wrong with it. What I should have done is take a picture of the date next to the cute little rows off pointy-headed bulbs. Because that would be more appropriate with the title of this post. You see, I am approximately 4.5 months late planting my shallots. I know that I [...]  See those forks? That’s how NOT to prune your apple tree. All these tweets and blogs saying stuff like “10 best ways to…”, “How to make the perfect….”, etc. etc. Well, if you’ve come here for clear instructions on how to do anything perfectly, I can tell you now: you are in the wrong place. I am an [...] 
…For Poop Sorry for that sick photo, but you either a) get it, or b) don’t. If you don’t, then you obviously do not own a dog in a northern state that receives any appreciable snowfall. I do. And I am making my annual rounds on poop duty. It is a thankless job. If you miss the precious window [...] 
Yes: when the mud starts flowing, it’s Spring. It’s about time for a gardening post, don’cha think? Even though I’m getting my annual end-of-the-winter cold and feel pretty crappy, I was still chomping at the bit to go up to the barn and clean out the greenhouse yesterday. For crying out loud, the thermomulator said 40 degrees! I [...] |
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