The pumpkin/corn patch is now fenced

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Will, Krystal, and I finished hanging the last two sections of the 6-foot-high fencing on the new pumpkin/corn patch. We had decided to wait for a more doable cash flow but the deer were...

Finally, I got a box of books

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Hey, I'll admit the wait was my fault. After the holidays we had a cash flow crunch. But we were excited when I could finally order and receive the first box of books, the...

What do you get when you cross a Hopi Pale Grey and a Marina...

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Nothing like you'd imagine! Hopi Pale Grey is football shaped with a "belly button" on the blossom end. Marina Di Chioggia is pumpkin shaped, dark green and warted. My friend grew the two C....

Our beautiful weather continues

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Every day now, with temperatures in the sixties and even seventies, we've been able to do a whole lot. This past weekend, David's friend, Jacob, came over to help him thin trees and brush,...

The rain and the hot days are making the gardens terrific

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For more than a month we've been experiencing above normal temperatures along with plenty of rain. So just like last year was the worst gardening year for us, this is the very best. For...