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Continue reading →: Plant This, Not ThatThis is a bit tongue in cheek… of course, you can grow anything you like. These are ideas for what to grow/plant at this time of year, if you missed out on the cool spring temps. Kale not Spinach If you missed the March/April planting window, it is too late…
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Continue reading →: Sunday Ramblings # 84 (May Long Weekend & A Skunk)You guys.. I have had a week! The entire week was chaotic and wild but to top it off, we had a dead skunk to deal with, too. As the weather last week was in the mid 20’s (Celsius), nice and warm and sunny… the inside of the house was…
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Continue reading →: Sunday Ramblings #83Happy Mother’s Day! Hope you all have a wonderful day… and enjoy this inspiration ramblings post ; )
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Continue reading →: Sunday Ramblings #82 (DASH meal plan, lilacs, planting onions, onion maggots…)We have had gorgeous double digit weather all week (finally) so getting the yard and gardens prepped has been the number one goal. Beds are weeded, edges have been tidied up (I use deep trenches to keep the grass out of my garden beds, no plastic needed), have been planting…
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Continue reading →: Late April/Early May In The Potting ShedThis is it. Finally planting and yardwork time here on the prairies. Time to get stuff done! I have started removing the leaves from my garlic bed. We still have a few ladybugs hunkering down in the leaves, so I just gently moved them to another bed so the ladybugs…
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Continue reading →: Top 5 Small Evergreen Trees For Backyard Privacy – Zone 3Looking for a small evergreen for your city yard? I got you!
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Continue reading →: Sunday Potager (Food Garden) Ramblings #80Well, hi there. Happy Sunday, eh? We finally, finally, finally have nice weather here on the prairies, so it is going to be a busy week ahead…. and hey, what is it with windows? They get sooo dirty and seem to need a good wash every month! Therefore, washing windows…
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Continue reading →: April In The Potting ShedWell, by golly. It sure has been difficult to get excited about gardening lately, as the weather has been all over the place here on the prairies. From cold and snowy to double digit highs. I like those sunny, plus degree days just fine ; ) I did not post…
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Growing food and flowers cottage garden style (potager style) for healthier, happier gardens.
Feeding pollinators, attracting pollinators, for bigger, better food crops.
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The Marigold Potager - A Zone 3 Prairie Garden 