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Hey everybody, I'm not new, just been away for a while. Still gardening, chickening, etc. . . though no bees this year. I've started a garden at the school where I work. You can see a bit of our progress so far here. Other than that, nothing new really. Just thought I'd check back in and...

Catalogues are rolling in, I've got the new Almanac and a new calendar, it's cold out, but I'm ready for spring. What are everyone's plans for this year? New for me: Borage Safflower Parsnips Canteloupe (I've always grown watermelons, but want to do something different this year). start a new...

. . . is that it just ain't natural. I thought I'd just want to keep up the good vibes, but I realize that winter provides a needed break. Yes, I'm still eating lettuce from outside. . . and chard, leeks, spinach, etc. But I should be sitting in front of the fire and going through seeds and...

Are one of the banes of my existance. Last summer we lost all the pumpkins, most of the zukes and most of the yellow squash. I tried the surgery technique to deal with them but it was only slightly successful. Next spring, I'm going to delay planting squash for 2-3 weeks in hopes of missing...

With our warm spell, I didn't get the garlic in until the first week of November. They're all poking up they're little green heads now. Can't wait for next summer. Yummmmmm. They're a mix of hardneck and softneck from the grocery store mostly. So, who else loves growing garlic. Mark