January 2011
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Put on Pause
My efforts and projects are all kind of in stall/pause mode right now and its more than a bit frustrating, although my own tendancy toward distraction and procrastination have plenty to do with it. In a about a week we should know if our landlord will be willing to let us rent for a third year or not and that plays a huge factor. They did take the house off the market for sale about halfway into...
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The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans and Squash →
fuckyeahpermaculture:
Permaculture, Native American style. I used this technique last season in my otherwise monoculture garden and the Three Sisters section of my garden required the least amount of work and produced more than enough food! This could be a great thing to try if you are just starting to learn about permaculture and growing your own food. It is very simple and easy and doesn’t...
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It is good to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences...
– ~James Douglas, Down Shoe Lane (via writingwetdirt)
I always feel a little weird just sitting there staring to see what growth has occured in the mornings. My neighbors must think I’m a little off (of course I do give them more reasons than this to think so)
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jessicamolony: Plant Growth. →
jessicamolony:
Well my vertical garden is taking off with a hiss and a roar… and hopefully that will continue!
The scleranthus are slowly growing out, the mondo grass is looking full and lucious… but the stand-out plant has to be the semperverium!
When we planted the semps, we stuck a few baby plants…
This ^^^^^ is very cool!!!
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A fresh start.
I’ve Tumbled before and got mired in negativity as I tried to be active and involved in causes and issues I felt very strongly about. Instead of letting myself be pulled from those causes and concerns in tugs of resentment, I decided to start anew and with more specific focus than I did the first time around this crazy block.
So here I am, ‘All Growing Up’, a blog that is to be...