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Four Hills of Squash: August 2014
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Four Hills of Squash. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. The Kitchen Garden In Late August. There's very little bare dirt in the kitchen garden these days. The Winter Squash have claimed every last open space, making my daily watering routine a challenge. All of the tomatoes, with the exception of the " Bloody Butcher". Plant, have reached the top of the two-tier towers and are still growing. The " Heavenly Blue". I was able to harvest the first eight " Bumblebee. The " Black Plum". Pole bean has made a credible ...
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Four Hills of Squash: First 60 degree Day of the Year - and a Record
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Four Hills of Squash. Saturday, January 24, 2015. First 60 degree Day of the Year - and a Record. I caught on film the tail-end of an amazing, if slightly worrisome day. Today, while the East Coast turned white under a winter storm watch, we enjoyed sunny blue skies and a high of 68 degrees! Yes 68 degrees. That broke an 80 year old record. It certainly wasn't a day to be inside and everyone was enjoying the balmy weather. And for the third night in a row, we were treated to a lovely sunset. Cooking with...
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Four Hills of Squash: May 2014
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Four Hills of Squash. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The first bloom of " Patty's Plum",. The beautiful oriental poppy, opened today. This poppy is such an amazing color and I always am so glad to have it blooming once again. Thursday, May 29, 2014. The Open Rose of the Year. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Thinning the Morning Glory. And below, a "Pam Howden". Saturday, May 24, 2014. The First Dahlias Up. And below a "Stillwater Plum.". Monday, May 19, 2014. After a rainy start to the day, the sun broke out by mid-af...
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Four Hills of Squash: July 2014
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Four Hills of Squash. Thursday, July 31, 2014. Down along the driveway, at the bottom of the hill, grows a lone "wild' apple tree. It isn't a pretty tree, having grown thin and tall over the years as it stretched through the firs toward the sunlight. One too many snowstorms has caused its top to bend back toward the ground. But it still blooms faithfully each Spring. Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Two New Dahlia Blooms. Monday, July 28, 2014. Sunday, July 27, 2014. Garlic that I harves...
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Four Hills of Squash: December 2014
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Four Hills of Squash. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Wishing everyone a peaceful, reflective end to 2014 as we awaken to a New Year tomorrow. Monday, December 29, 2014. Dahlia Year in Review. The striking single " Eclipse". The BB semi-cactus " Tahoma Endeavor". And you know I love incurved cactus dahlias. Here's the B sized dark pink " Sandrine". I was especially please that my " Joal Louisa". As I said, all of the waterlilies grew so well. Here's a really full " Kelgai Ann". As always, it was one of my ...
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Four Hills of Squash: Witch Hazels
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Four Hills of Squash. Sunday, December 28, 2014. Well, it's just a few days after Christmas but both of our witch hazel plants are in full bloom. I have to blame this on the very warm and mild temperatures that we have enjoyed this past November and December. November had 20 days where the high exceeded 50 degrees and so far we have had 17 days over 50 degrees this month. In comparison, last year I wrote a post about the witch hazel blooms on January 18th, almost 3 weeks later than this year. Bumblebee T...
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Four Hills of Squash: Another Sunny January Workday
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Four Hills of Squash. Sunday, January 25, 2015. Another Sunny January Workday. Finally, a sunny day off with nothing planned. So it was time to get back to the mowing project that hadn't been touched since just after Christmas. We attacked the bank and "meadow" in front of the house. It was actually so warm, I had to keep stopping for water breaks and wore a baseball cap to keep the sun out of my eyes. Daffodils are just starting to come up as well. January 29, 2015 at 9:56 PM. View my complete profile.
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Four Hills of Squash: New Years Eve
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Four Hills of Squash. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Wishing everyone a peaceful, reflective end to 2014 as we awaken to a New Year tomorrow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Garlic Scapes - 9.4 oz. Nicola Potatoes - 9 lbs. 9.6 oz. Bloody Butcher Tomato - 2 lbs 2.7 oz. Chesnook Red Garlic - 2 lbs 12.9 oz. Russian Red Garlic - 5 lbs. 6.7 oz. Candy Onion - 5 lbs. 2.8 oz. Wild Blackberries - 19 lbs 10.6 oz. Camelot Shallot - 9.2 oz. Black Plum Tomato - 14.1 oz. A Way to Garden.
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Four Hills of Squash: Ordering Dahlia Tubers
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Four Hills of Squash. Sunday, January 4, 2015. Well, today I broke my rule and I ordered new dahlia tubers before I completely finished dividing and storing last years! But I am so close to being done and it's now January. If I don't place my orders soon, tubers will start to sell out. So, I spent a pleasant hour or two on-line, looking over the latest releases and reviewing what tubers I need replace. Before I started I set a budget and then proceeded to pass it by $100! We have a sale here in the.
