Category Archives: Gardening

Goo-gootz

Goo-gootz sounds like an Italian curse, doesn’t it? It turns out, that’s a type of squash. Okay, that’s not it’s real name; more of a dialect name. Officially, the name of the squash is Cucuzza. This is the first year … Continue reading

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Stupid Dog

Does anyone know that Keith Urban song called, “Stupid Boy?” Well let’s just change the lyrics a wee bit. My tomato plants are well over 6′. This is a first. Usually the only thing that I can ever grow that … Continue reading

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Dinner For One

This is the newest photo of my garden. That fence is about 6′ high, just to give you an idea of how tall my tomato plants are. The tomatoes & cucumbers aren’t ready yet but the broccoli is, as are … Continue reading

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The Garden, Part II

Subtitled: For Kim. This is in answer to the question about whether you can have a vegetable garden in containers. The answer is yes. This is one of the raised beds I spent all day yesterday on: You see those … Continue reading

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I Didn’t Kill Them

I bet that caught your attention, eh? I was talking about my plants. So far, they have survived the hardening off process without dying on me. Of course I haven’t yet put them into the ground so we’ll see what … Continue reading

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Tomato Time

For most of the years that we’ve lived in this house, I’ve had a little vegetable garden. Last year I was still mad that we weren’t able to move so I didn’t bother with one. “Yeah, I’ll show them all … Continue reading

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