Gardening in Fridley, Minnesota
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 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 5, 2011 by The Farmer
On Saturday I picked more tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers and made some salsa and relish. I was watching the three kids by myself, so it was quite the adventure. Luckily they were relatively helpful and everything went smoothly. Garden Salsa I used the recipes in the Ball Blue Book as a guide, but since I [...]
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No Comments.Posted July 20, 2011 by The Farmer
It’s hot hot hot, but then, you knew that. My lettuce is a little bitter about the heat, but everything else is loving it. Good Garden Helpers Despite the heat I got a lot done this week. Mostly that was because I hired two good garden helpers to come help me catch up with the [...]
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1 Comment.Posted July 8, 2010 by The Farmer
Squash time has arrived, which leads to the question “What can I make with squash!” Two years ago we had a bumper crop of summer squash and nearly overdosed on the stuff. This year I intend to record each recipe that we make using summer squash (including zucchini) so future me can more easily decide [...]
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