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2023 – Another Year, Another Garden

2023 – Another Year, Another Garden


By: Dig  •  Gardening  •  83 Comments  •  9 hours ago

I don't know how often I'll be able to post updates, which are pic-heavy and time consuming, but I thought I'd try to blog another garden this summer.  Quick reminder: I don't claim to be an...
Garden 2021 - Part 3

Garden 2021 - Part 3


By: Dig  •  Gardening  •  42 Comments  •  2 years ago

The weather has been a mix of good and bad this month. Some days have been hot and humid, and downright nasty. Others have been pleasant and almost cool. I'm going into another hot spell at the...
Garden 2021 - Part 2

Garden 2021 - Part 2


By: Dig  •  Gardening  •  24 Comments  •  2 years ago

After a couple weeks of nasty July heat and humidity, this past week has been absolutely gorgeous. Another cool start to August, with highs only in the low to mid 80s. I could seriously get used...
Garden 2021 - Part 1 - Very Late Start

Garden 2021 - Part 1 - Very Late Start


By: Dig  •  Gardening  •  46 Comments  •  2 years ago

I got off to a late start this year, but it didn't matter. I had two hard freezes in late April, which would have undone everything anyway, so I suppose that actually worked out for the best....
The Garden Chronicles - Week 30 - End of Season

The Garden Chronicles - Week 30 - End of Season


By: Dig  •  Gardening  •  23 Comments  •  3 years ago

Well, it's dry at the moment, but it's been cool and rainy for the better part of the past 2 weeks, and I've had several frosts and one good freeze as well. Thus, my gardening growing season is...
The Garden Chronicles - Week 27

The Garden Chronicles - Week 27


By: Dig  •  Gardening  •  23 Comments  •  3 years ago

The weather is gorgeous. It's still dry, but temps are almost perfect. Two weeks ago it was chilly, but this past week it turned unseasonably warm, and it's supposed to stay that way until...
The Garden Chronicles - Week 24

The Garden Chronicles - Week 24


By: Dig  •  Gardening  •  57 Comments  •  3 years ago

The weather has been fantastic. Dry, but cool and crisp for weeks now. Perfect early fall weather. I've started working on the garden fence again because of it, even though the rabbit threat is...
The Garden Chronicles - Week 21

The Garden Chronicles - Week 21


By: Dig  •  Gardening  •  54 Comments  •  3 years ago

August turned out to be fantastic. One of the driest on record, but with the exception of a handful of hot days it was strangely cool and mild, and the lack of rain kept the humidity down most of...
The Garden Chronicles - Week 19

The Garden Chronicles - Week 19


By: Dig  •  Gardening  •  12 Comments  •  3 years ago

It's been a busy couple of weeks. The corn got harvested in three pickings, each two days apart, and in it's place three rows of fall peas went in. I also dug a trench where some of the corn was...
The Garden Chronicles - Week 17

The Garden Chronicles - Week 17


By: Dig  •  Gardening  •  20 Comments  •  3 years ago

More strange weather, but it's not altogether unwelcome this time. The heat and dryness continued for a week after my last post, and we were officially in moderate drought conditions, but then it...
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