Gardening in Fridley, Minnesota
Posted October 1, 2012 by The Farmer
September came and went without a single update here. We have nearly a dozen pumpkins sitting in the basement waiting for halloween. I thought this one was all the way orange — the bottom half was hidden in a thick jungle of leaves. We have been using basil throughout the summer, but it was finally [...]
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No Comments.Posted August 18, 2012 by The Farmer
Cleaning Up the Small Garden Both the big garden in the back of the yard, and this small garden are all out of sorts. I have taken on a couple of extra consulting jobs to save a little extra money before school starts, and the garden got the short end of the stick. This morning [...]
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2 Comments.Posted July 19, 2012 by The Farmer
Beets Are Ready Beets are ready! We’ve had beets with two meals now. The first time I broiled them with crushed garlic and olive oil. The second time Caroline made glazed beets. We’ve been picking only as many beets as we were ready to eat, in hopes that the remaining beets will grow larger. Sweet [...]
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1 Comment.Posted July 14, 2012 by The Farmer
More than once I have turned the sprinkler on, then gone inside and forgotten to turn the water back off. To combat this I have been looking at water timers since this spring, but never actually bought one until this week. The Melnor 3010 Water Timer I bought two for about $14 each at Home [...]
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2 Comments.Posted June 25, 2012 by The Farmer
Last week I did a couple of jobs around the garden. Our Apple Trees have been growing quickly and their thin branches have been slowly flopping over. I bought some 6 foot T-bars from Home Depot, cut some hose segments and gave the trees some support. Now they stand up nice and straight. I also [...]
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No Comments.Posted June 17, 2012 by The Farmer
The Good Stuff As part of getting back on top of my gardening, I took a tour of the garden tonight and looked closely at how everything is doing. Despite my neglect, some things are doing pretty well. Here’s the rundown. Apples: The bagged apples that didn’t fall of are doing well. Looking nice and [...]
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No Comments.Posted June 14, 2012 by The Farmer
I have been neglecting the garden this summer, and it shows. This is the garden as of June 5th. Everything needed weeding and thinning. Some plants have gotten thirstier than they should have, and I didn’t do enough weeding. Also, the weeding. Here’s the weeding pile part way through. It ended up about twice this [...]
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No Comments.Posted May 18, 2012 by The Farmer
My axe broke. Last time I was chopping with it, I could feel the head moving from side to side as I swung it. I finished my project, then put the axe aside to fix.It turned out that the eye of the axe was cracking off from the handle. Someone probably pried sideways on the [...]
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3 Comments.Posted May 16, 2012 by The Farmer
Bagging Apples After discovering the red banded leaf rollers in our apple trees, Caroline and I when and picked as many rolled up leaves as we could, and threw them away. Then we bagged the apple buds. There are lots of bagging options out there from traditional Japanese waxed paper, to paper lunch sacks to [...]
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No Comments.Posted May 14, 2012 by The Farmer
I was gone last week at a conference for work, and I feel like the garden is getting away from me! There is weeding, thinning, planting and other work to do as soon as possible. It’s going to be a busy couple of weeks here. Horseradish Root I love horseradish sauce on my meat sandwiches, [...]
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