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Category: In the Garden

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Root Vegetables

Posted on March 23, 2012August 22, 2016 by Lanie Fioretti

I just couldn’t resist showing you this.  It’s a 4 lb turnip from my neighbors garden.  I’ve still got a few normal turnips to cook, but it’s the end of their season. In my garden where I planted all the root vegetables, I’ve noticed most of the baby tops have been nibbled off.   I planted…

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February Gardening

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

Author: Lanie It was a bit chilly, but I managed to get some seeds in the garden: radish, beet, rutabaga, parsnip, artichoke, and kohlrabi.  I think it’s the wrong time for kohlrabi, so that’s an experiment.  My greens and lettuce are bolting because it’s been so warm.  I’m not planting onions or potatoes, but I…

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Keyhole Gardening

Posted on February 11, 2012April 13, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

After reading the article in this month’s Co-op Power Magazine, I’m really intrigued by this type of gardening.  Since it works so well in drought areas, and we’re supposed to have another summer from hell, it seems like the thing to do.  In some of my current raised beds, I’m hoping to have compost stacks…

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Garden Project for Winter

Posted on January 26, 2012January 26, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

I don’t want to forget to tell you –   Megg’s Cafe is having a great Valentine’s Tasting Dinner on Feb. 11.  For all the information, please click on 5 Course Tasting Menu. _________________________________________________________________     The garden has been tilled, but I never got the cover crop in.  I usually plant some type of legume,…

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Greenhouse and Veggies in Winter

Posted on January 17, 2012August 16, 2016 by Lanie Fioretti

Author: Kathy     Growing things in my greenhouse is a very satisfying hobby of mine that pays in the form of good things to eat. My husband made a frame of poles and lumber and then mounted several old windows upside down so we could open the windows to vent the heat from the…

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