Monthly Archives: August 2009

I can’t WAIT for school to start!

This is why I never get my garden planted in the fall.  Once they go to school, hopefully I will have time to myself to be able to get somethings done! — Weather When Posted –Temperature: 86°F;Humidity: 58%;Heat Index: 90°F;Wind Chill: 86°F;Pressure: 30.03 in.;

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I love beets!

How cool is this? Beetroot juice ‘boosts stamina’ Nitrates seem to be the key ingredient in beetroot Drinking beetroot juice boosts stamina and could help people exercise for up to 16% longer, a UK study suggests. A University of Exeter team found nitrate contained in the vegetable leads to a reduction in oxygen uptake – […]

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Gardens for the Elders

Last year was a very hard year with the loss of John’s father and his grandmother.  We just found this piece that our son had written after attending Mamo’s funeral.  He was kind enough to let me share it here. “I just got the call.  Mamo passed away.”  My brother and I looked up to […]

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Blacktwig Heirloom Apple

My son love apples.  So in 2005 we got him an apple tree for his birthday. I know that it may seem like an odd gift to give an eleven year old boy, but it was actually very fun. It can take up to five years for an apple tree to start bearing and we […]

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Here’s the Plan…

It’s time for fall planting and I have laid out the plan. Of course, being sick for the past week has already put me behind, but planting is not all that labor intensive and it’s still possible to catch up.  It’s pulling up all the old stuff and figuring out where to put everything that’s […]

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