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Beautiful peas

Jenny SmithMay 12, 2021

It is chilly here on our sunny hill this morning, but there isn’t any rain in the forecast, so I…

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arugula, asparagus, brussels sprouts, flowers, garden, kohlrabi, lettuce, peas, pests, roses, Squash, tomatoes
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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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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
8FE13EB7 D9E1 45D8 804D FEA060143491 A Bug's Death

A Bug’s Death

Jenny SmithJuly 21, 2020July 26, 2020

It is SO HOT. We are now at 28 consecutive days at over 90 degrees. This morning I went out…

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beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, fall gardening, garden, hardscaping, irises, peppers, pests, Squash, Swiss chard, tomatillos, tomatoes, weather, zucchini
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Beautiful morning

Jenny SmithAugust 14, 2019July 30, 2021

It was stunning outside today! We finally got some rain last night, which was a big relief. This morning when…

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Blackberries, flowers, landscape, pests, Squash, tomatoes, zinnias
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Re-Return of the groundhog

Jenny SmithAugust 8, 2019June 28, 2021

These blasted groundhogs are making me crazy. Where the heck are they coming from? Are they like cabbage patch kids…

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bale garden, beans, carrots, faith, faith transition, garden, musings, pests, roses, Squash, tomatillos, tomatoes
B424DF20 B5A5 4533 BB96 3388BDB7045F This day five years ago

This day five years ago

Jenny SmithJuly 15, 2019July 2, 2020

Five years ago I grew my own tomatoes from seeds and grew a couple of unusual heirlooms that I got…

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beans, garden, pests, Squash, tomatillos, tomatoes, trellis
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Wednesday Update – Self-inflicted Wounds

Jenny SmithJuly 4, 2019July 2, 2020

I’m posting this a day late, but I took most all these pictures yesterday: I did my spraying (no Miracle-Gro…

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beans, clematis, flowers, garden, mistakes, pests, rose, Squash, tomatoes, zinnia
7C8026DA 1C31 4FE5 9C61 B6B3DF8D20F5 Curses! A video of my bean trellis and some deer damage

Curses! A video of my bean trellis and some deer damage

Jenny SmithJuly 1, 2019July 2, 2020

We had some mishaps in the garden this week. A storm kicked up and knocked over one of the tomatillos…

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asparagus, beqns, pests, trellis, video
16B6588B 9CFC 46B4 B271 030CF459270B Skipping the Miracle

Skipping the Miracle

Jenny SmithJune 26, 2019July 2, 2020

Today was my weekly Wednesday garden spray, but I decided to give the plants a rest and did not apply…

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beans, Blackberries, clematis, flowers, garden, pests, roses, Squash, tomatoes, zinnias
44DBAB99 D845 46FA B4F4 4EBDEDA64A3A Wednesday update

Wednesday update

Jenny SmithJune 19, 2019July 30, 2021

That Dern Deer has not shown its face since we put out the repellants. That’s five days deer-free. I’m hopeful…

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beans, disease, flowers, garden, pests, Squash, tomatoes
My white asiatic lilies in a vase

And now, the pests

Jenny SmithJune 17, 2019July 2, 2020

I saw my first Japanese Beetles today. The first two died in the throes of ecstasy, and the third, a…

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beans, camera, deer, kohlrabi, lilies, pests, Squash, tomatoes

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