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Welcome to the blog of Jenny Smith! I blog about gardening, Mormonism, and house projects.  I’m excited to get to know you, so please drop on by!

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Tomato Flowers

Jenny SmithApril 19, 2021April 19, 2021

Happy news!!! The tomatoes I grew from seed have started to grow their first little tiny flower trusses! look how…

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flowers, garden, peppers, seed starting, Squash, tomatoes
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First spring cleanup

Jenny SmithApril 16, 2021July 23, 2021

I have not been motivated to do any spring cleaning up this year, and the weeds have taken advantage of…

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arugula, asparagus, bale garden, Blackberries, brussels sprouts, garden, kohlrabi, lettuce, peas, spinach, strawberries, Swiss chard, tomaoes, weeds
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Asparagus on parade

Jenny SmithApril 13, 2021April 19, 2021

Well, it’s that time of year again: the time when I wonder why I never considered that one day we…

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asparagus, garden, harvest
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Deck Garden Refresh

Jenny SmithApril 9, 2021July 31, 2021

My tomato growing buddy, Del, has a deck garden where he usually grows a ton of tomatoes, but tragically, last…

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deck garden, garden, service project
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Companion Planting: Leeks and Asparagus

Jenny SmithApril 7, 2021April 7, 2021

I’m not the first person to observe that companion planting myths exist, but this is the first time I’ve made…

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asparagus, companion planting, garden, leek
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Oh, peas

Jenny SmithMarch 27, 2021March 27, 2021

Don’t mind me. I may have shouted aloud and jumped up and down for joy when we discovered that these…

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arugula, brussels sprouts, garden, hardscaping, kale, leeks, passover, peas, pests, seder, strawberries
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Daffodils!

Jenny SmithMarch 27, 2021March 27, 2021

It’s my favorite time of year — my daffodils are blooming! I just love these Marieke daffodils. They have doubled…

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cherry tree, daffodils, flowers
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Tomato Mystery

Jenny SmithMarch 20, 2021

Where’s Scooby-doo? We’ve got a mystery….. My little tomato seedlings are growing out. They look so healthy! Today I noticed…

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asparagus, brussels sprouts, garden, Glowforge, lettuce, peas, strawberries, Swiss chard, tomatoes
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An Inauspicious Beginning

Jenny SmithMarch 9, 2021March 20, 2021

Well, it must be said: I’ve not had a great start to my planting this year. Here’s the bad news:…

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arugula, deer, garden, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, pests, seed starting, spinach, strawberries, Swiss chard, tomaoes
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Irises slow start

Jenny SmithFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021

I was flipping through some pictures from last year at this time, and noticed that my irises are quite behind…

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garden, irises
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Rose pruning comparison

Jenny SmithFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021

I thought it would be interesting to compare last year’s rose violent pruning to this year’s not-as violent pruning to…

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bird, garden, roses
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False spring

Jenny SmithFebruary 24, 2021February 1, 2022

What started out as a plan to put in a few spinach and strawberry seeds turned into a two day…

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bale garden, beans, flowers, garden, rose, spinach

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