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New mulch by spablab Spring had sprung and the weeds with it; little bitty seedlings appeared everywhere. But I was new to Kansas and didn’t even know what a Kansas weed was. There was nothing for it but to let the seedlings grow. Why to mulch I wish I’d known then what I know now – most garden [...] As I wait for spring to hit Kansas I can’t help but dream of the fruits of summer. Although strawberries can be found in my local grocery store just about every day of the year, nothing beats the taste of fresh, sun-warmed, home grown strawberries. All about strawberry planters Strawberry planters have become one of the new garden [...] Nasturtiums by krossbow My sister and I skipped round the sunlit garden, nasturtium seeds in hand. Gardening was a mystery to me, but everything was fun with my big sister. Scrape the baked-hard soil among the stones and make a dent, pop in a nasturtium seed, cover it up, water it, and wait. Easy to grow and [...] Salad by Adactio New potatoes dabbed with yellow butter and sprinkled salt. Succulent strawberries fresh from the fields for my sister’s birthday in July (never for mine in April). Bitter brussels sprouts served with roast turkey at the winter holiday table. These are the seasonal food memories I grew up with, before the first supermarket came to my [...] Dreamy Norfolk pond, Alison kerr I sat there at the kitchen table, chin propped up on hand, staring, wondering how to make the garden of my dreams. I wandered across the scruffy, bland lawn, digging at hard-packed weeds, knowing I could have something better. I flipped through catalogs, browsed websites, vowing that some day I’d have a [...] |
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