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How to Hand Pollinate Squash

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Getting my seed sowing mojo on - finally, I’m ru

Getting my seed sowing mojo on - finally, I’m running a bit late.
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So excited to be growing Sweety Drops this year - delightful marble-sized peppers that are awesome pickled and then tossed in salads or charcuterie boards.
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The packet says they’re hot, but they really just have a nice bite. Growing both yellow and red because they’re so pretty.
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#sweetydrops #biquinhopepper #seedstarting #organicgardening #containergardening #johnnyseeds

These guys popped up one spring out of nowhere and

These guys popped up one spring out of nowhere and now they return every year.
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#springflowers #blueflowers #perennials #organicgardening #inmygarden

For me, the growing season begins when the garlic

For me, the growing season begins when the garlic 🧄 is up and about. With all the strangeness of life lately, I hadn’t made it back to the garden for quite some time, and was delighted to find that they had not waited for me to bust out in greenery!
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#gardening #organicgarden #garlic #springgarden #victorygarden #growyourownfood

Mother Nature is both serial killer and flirt. .

Mother Nature is both serial killer and flirt.
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#cherryblossom #weepingcherry #springflowers #mothernature #stayathome #inmyyard

It’s freezing cold outside - not to mention Dece

It’s freezing cold outside - not to mention December ❄️ - but somehow the mint is still going strong. Happy, but, weird!
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#containergardening #herbgardening #organicgardening #instagarden #fourseasongarden #decembergarden

Glittering icicles and droplets after a mid-autumn

Glittering icicles and droplets after a mid-autumn snowfall. .
#icicles #winteriscoming #itscoldoutside #autumnsnowfall

Planting the garlic today - the final garden activ

Planting the garlic today - the final garden activity of the year, as we’re supposed to get snow tomorrow. It’s beautiful 🌞 today, though.
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I’m planting three varieties again: Chesnok Red, Music, and Georgian Crystal. All are gorgeous hardneck, culinary varieties.
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Because garlic cloves, bulbs, and plants are nearly impossible to completely distinguish from each other, I have a labeling system that follows a plant through its entire lifecycle, so that I don’t lose track of what’s what.
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These bags will follow me into the garden today, which I already roped off into sections yesterday.
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I love garlic planting day because it’s both the end of one season, and the beginning of the next. Here’s to 2020’s harvest!
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#garlic #garlicplanting #2020garden #organicgardening #seedsowingsister

The cutest bell pepper! Had the first frosts of th

The cutest bell pepper! Had the first frosts of the season this weekend, so harvested the remaining peppers. Already missing the thought of having fresh produce at my fingertips 😭 .
#peppers #harvest #organicgardening #containergardening #homegrown #homegrownveggies #sproutedgarden

Thanks to a back injury, I was largely kept from a

Thanks to a back injury, I was largely kept from anything in the garden that required bending over, from late summer through, well, still. 😱 So, I’m just now harvesting my sweet potatoes ... after the season’s first frost. The late harvest is not a problem itself - we’ve had a prolonged drought, so, no rotting - but, the cold temps mean that curing will be a challenge. However, I’m thrilled to have them out of the ground - harvesting them when you’ve lost sight of the vine crown always like hunting for buried treasure.
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#sweetpotato #harvest #sweetpotatoharvest #organicgardening #organicgarden #tubers #sproutedgarden

Scenes from a driveway. October started off aggres

Scenes from a driveway. October started off aggressively hot and the humid 90s lingered for days on end. It finally feels like fall has arrived, chilly and rainy with loads of leaves.
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#autumn #autumnvibes #autumnleaves #fallishere

The garden’s winding down. Tomato plants came ou

The garden’s winding down. Tomato plants came out this week. There will be a brief pause for turning and supplementing the soil for the garlic to go in next month. I’m already missing harvest baskets like this. .
#organicgardening #harvest #backyardgarden #vegetablegardening #herbgarden #homegrownvegetables

I’ve just loved these sweet mini peppers this ye

I’ve just loved these sweet mini peppers this year! They’re so handy, when you don’t want to waste a full sized bell just for a salad or something. I bought the three color varietals - they ripen directly to their colors, so there’s no waiting for red. And best of all, the chipmunks and squirrels don’t like them, so I actually get to enjoy them 🤣. We had constant, extreme heat in Sept and early October, so the plants are looking a little worn (aren’t we all!) but I think there’s one more harvest coming from each of them.
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#peppers #containergardening #organicgardening #harvest

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