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Potatoes Planted

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today we planted our 8 seed potatoes. They’re Coliban and we bought them at Aldi for $6.99. Frank wasn’t convinced that we should plant potatoes at all and, if we did, that we should buy seed potatoes, but I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Moon-blessed Root Vegetables

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today the moon is in its full moon phase. According to the lunar calendar it should be a great day for sowing or planting out root crops. It was a perfect chance to test this lunar planting theory because I … Continue reading →

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Seedling Transplanting

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today I transplanted some of the plants I’ve grown from seeds. It wasn’t necessarily the best day according to the lunar calendar, but it just worked out that way. Tomorrow is the full moon and if I’d waited any longer, … Continue reading →

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Winter growth

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

It’s squash hatching time in the garden. Everything that hasn’t been devoured by aphids or killed by leaf mould is starting to produce tiny fruits. Flowers started appearing a couple of weeks ago but they were all males and no … Continue reading →

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Autumn Planting on a Full Moon

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today is a Full Moon in Scorpio which means fertile planting, especially for root crops. It’s also a good time to take cuttings. Not perfect for flowers (a waxing moon would be better) but you can’t have everything! Rhubarb After noting … Continue reading →

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Brussels Sprouts

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

On Monday, 12 April I planted brussels sprouts seeds in a tray and peas directly in the ground in the pea bed. I also planted about a half-dozen creeping figs along the front wall (and took another half-dozen cuttings for … Continue reading →

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Planting out the seedlings

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today was a gorgeous day for working in the garden. Frank finished sifting the compost, creating 3 more wheelbarrows full of great potting mix/top dressing/soil enhancer. I went to work on planting out the seedlings in the beds I prepared … Continue reading →

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Rosemary TLC

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Here are various attempts at growing rosemary from cuttings. On the left are two rather sorry specimens. These I cut and put in water on 26 Nov (Full Moon phase – good for taking cuttings) and planted out on 17 … Continue reading →

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Looking Good

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Because it’s a bad week to plant anything in the garden according to the Lunar Calendar, I’m sitting on my hands for a few days. All I can do is wait (I’m not a patient person so this is harder … Continue reading →

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Planting out the cukes & zucchini

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

The seedlings are bursting out of their tray. Well at least the cucumbers and zucchini are. I decided those had to be planted out today because a) they really are getting too big for the little tray and b) the … Continue reading →

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