Gardening in Fridley, Minnesota
Posted April 7, 2012 by The Farmer
I did it! I started planting. I put in the peas, onions, carrots, spinach, lettuce, corn and beets. I put them in on Wednesday (the 4th) but I just haven’t had a chance to write it up. Calvin, my almost 4-year-old was my helper buddy. He was very deliberate with planting, and put the seeds [...]
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No Comments.Posted March 14, 2012 by The Farmer
Happily, my garden orders will only be about $100 this year compared to $200 + dirt money we spent last year and the year before. The garden will be a little bit smaller which partly accounts for the decreased cost. The vine borers were so bad with the pumpkins last year that I’m not going [...]
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No Comments.Posted September 16, 2011 by The Farmer
Last night was supposed to get down to 30 degrees between midnight and 8 AM. After debating covering plants and crossing my fingers, I decided instead to harvest everything I could. Between a business trip last Wednesday and Saturday, and the sudden need to harvest everything to save it from the freeze, there was a [...]
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1 Comment.Posted July 4, 2011 by The Farmer
Long overdue, a garden status update! I have been doing more working than blogging, and more fishing than gardening, but the plants have been doing pretty well overall. Stuff We’ve Been Eating We have been eating as much lettuce and spinach as we can and as many strawberries as have been ripe. The berries next [...]
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No Comments.Posted May 24, 2011 by The Farmer
We still have a long ways to go, but the Fridley Farm is finally getting planted. Last night we managed to plant the beans. Some of the black dirt I added this year went to making garden strips along much of our fenced in back yard. We planted up close to the fence, and on [...]
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4 Comments.Posted March 25, 2011 by The Farmer
Today I went and rented a plot in the Fridley Community Garden. For $30 (Fridley Residents) you get a 15×20 foot tilled plot and a spigot for hooking up your hose. If you are looking for space or have been considering a community garden plot, you’d better act quickly. There are currently 7 plots still [...]
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