October 26, 2016
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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This video makes a great point: it takes 5 months to grow a pumpkin from a seed to a large gourd, and a lot of resources. In the ever-diminishing window of time between ‘fall decor’ and ‘winter decor’, (it … Continue reading
December 2, 2014
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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The year has flown, and here we are already on the first day of Advent. I feel like it takes me by surprise every year. I’m not an early adopter of anything, and it’s an annual struggle to transition from … Continue reading
October 6, 2014
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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Growing pumpkins and squash in school garden was fun. I missed the beginning of the school year in August when the students ‘experimented’ with the resulting pumpkins–but hope to be there in the coming weeks to help them figure out … Continue reading
November 28, 2013
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Fall isn’t really over until December 21– and a large part of me has never understood why we insist on curtailing this season of orange and gold in favor of green and red. It’s especially hard for me to say … Continue reading
October 28, 2013
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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Four months later we’re enjoying the byproducts of the ornamental squash that overran the garden in June. Here’s another one that came out of the mix seed packet–I think it’s called “Orange Ball.” (I would never be able to … Continue reading
August 21, 2013
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Harvested the year’s first pumpkin–a pretty adorable sugar pie. Hopefully a few more ‘winter luxury pie’ to follow. It’s been a foggy July and most of August, and the powdery mildew has run wild. I think we’re lucky we got anything at … Continue reading
July 17, 2013
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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Every summer garden has it’s moment of maximum beauty–when everything you’ve planted starts to get big and lush, but before certain things become too big and are summarily demolished by pests, fungi, marauding visitors human and otherwise, drought, etc. Here are … Continue reading