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• Seed Saving 101: Cucurbits

  

  To continue with the seed-saving series, let’s focus on cucurbits (melons, squash, cucumbers). As with corn, the seed-saving challenge for the home sub/urban... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 GARDENING

• Seed Saving 101: Understanding Isolation Distances for Corn

  

  Continuing the erratically-scheduled Seed saving 101 series… Saving Sweet Corn Who doesn’t love corn? But when each plant yields only 2 ears or so, it can be... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 GARDENING

• Cornelian Cherry ~ An Underutilized Beauty

  

  missinghenrymitchell:Not going to be underutilized in my garden; I have its site picked out, if it ever stops sleeting. Originally posted on A Garden of... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 GARDENING

• Eranthis Emerges

  

  Every spring, I wait for my winter aconites, Eranthis hyemalis, to emerge. They take forever. I adore these tiny flowers. And for me, they are truly tiny: the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 GARDENING

• Warming Temperatures Are Pushing Two Chickadee Species—and Their...

  An interesting article from Cornell’s Ornithology Lab. Warming Temperatures Are Pushing Two Chickadee Species—and Their Hybrids—Northward | All About Birds. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 GARDENING

• Just in Time for the Spring Thaw: a Gardening Reading List

  I added a new page to the blog today. Good reads (with a space) will list my favorite gardening books, both inspirational and practical. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 GARDENING

• Spring? Is That You?

  

  It’s been in the mid-60s (18 C) for two days, and today it’s going to be 70 (21 C). Please forgive me if I don’t write much of a post today. I’m heading out to... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 GARDENING

• Seed Saving 101: Isolation Distances and Planning Your Garden

  

  My last real post began to explore isolation distances and their role in seed saving. This is a big and complicated topic. I find that sometimes, the best way t... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 GARDENING

• Photo | An Outdoor Living Room with Interior Appeal

  

  missinghenrymitchell:Oh, someday. Originally posted on Garden Variety: An outdoor room decorated with elegant interior style. Photo courtesy of Vampire Decor. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 GARDENING

• Lenten Roses in Bloom Mean Spring is Nearly Here

  

  At long last, the Lenten roses (Helleborus orientalis) are blooming. It seemed they would stay in bud forever. It’s hard not to adore these flowers. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 GARDENING

• Seed Saving 101: Understanding Isolation Distances

  In order to save seed and, more to the point, be a good steward of the health and success of open-pollinated varieties, it’s important to take a few precautions. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 GARDENING

• Germination!

  

  My home office is carpeted with seed flats of various origins. What’s sprouting today? Physalis ‘Cossack Pineapple’ ‘Everona’ tomatilloes 5-year-old seeds of... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 GARDENING

• Seed Saving 101: The Lowdown on Hybrids

  

  (Part 3 in a series in honor of the Durham County Seed Library) Yesterday, we looked at the differences between open-pollinated plants and heirloom varieties. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 GARDENING

• Seed Saving 101: What’s the Difference Between Open-pollinated and Heirloom?

  

  Continuing with the homage to Durham County’s new seed library, let’s examine the difference between open-pollinated seeds and heirloom seeds. What’s the... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 GARDENING

• Seed Saving 101: Differentiating Between Open-pollinated and Hybrid Plants.

  

  My local public library is starting a seed library. In honor of its launch, this week I’ll be exploring the basics of seed starting and saving, learning about... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 GARDENING

• Check It Out: Durham County is Getting a Seed Library

  

  My local public library is starting a seed library. Beginning this week, all locations of the Durham County library will take donations of seeds: vegetable,... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 GARDENING

• A Garden Underground

  All gardeners know that amazing and critically important life exists underground. Typically we think of this life in the form of the soil food web: earthworms,... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 GARDENING

• Icy, but Not on the Rocks

  

  Last night’s snow turned to ice overnight, but fortunately, we only acquired about a quarter-inch. Enough to make everything look heavenly; not enough to cause... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 GARDENING

• Spring Fever, Tempered: Two Plants to Sow Outdoors Now

  

  It’s still too cold and wet here in Zone 7 to do any real seed-sowing, but there are two plants that don’t mind terribly: poppies and peas. Papaver ‘Coral... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 GARDENING

• Chemical Cuisine | A Toxic Food Additive to Avoid

  

  Originally posted on Garden Variety: Photo courtesy of Gino Santa Maria. Yet another potentially dangerous food additive “generally recognized as safe” by the... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 GARDENING