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Garden Goodness [Green Thumbs]

Our broccoli grew, almost overnight, into bunches of tasty goodness!Always ready with a sharp pocketknife, Keith harvests our first broccoli crown of the season.The banana pepper plant we bought at Aldis is verily bursting with peppers. Anybody want some? SERIOUSLY! They aren't particularly hot, but they are delightful.Our garden bounty turned into supper. One homemade whole wheat pizza crust brushed with garlic oil and topped with asparagus, tomatoes, onions and mozzarella (from the grocer) a

June 6, 2010 No Comments Full Story

How the Garden Grows [Green Thumbs]

How the Garden Grows [Green Thumbs]

It has been a bit rainy here, and while I don't necessarily appreciate that (it kept us in the house and off the bikes yesterday) the garden sure does! The lettuce looks about ready to harvest. Delia has informed us that she is not eating any of it. That's OK with me, because I think I could eat it all. Just not all at once. As you can see, broccoli and lettuce aren't the only things growing in our raised bed. We have been invaded by some hostile Hostas. When we built the second rai

April 27, 2010 No Comments Full Story

Onions, Broccoli and Lettuce [Green Thumbs]

Onions, Broccoli and Lettuce [Green Thumbs]

Delia decided on Walla Walla onions, and there were about a hundred of them in the bunch we bought at Lowes. Anybody want some onion sprouts? We planted maybe a quarter of them.The broccoli went in next. Our little neighbor Elena (she's 4) helped take the seedlings out of the container. She said she likes carrots but not broccoli... maybe helping to grow these will change her mind.The tag on the lettuce said to plant them 18 inches apart. I think we might have planted them too close togethe

March 22, 2010 No Comments Full Story

Our Equinox Project : The Urban Garden [Green Thumbs]

Our Equinox Project : The Urban Garden [Green Thumbs]

Here we have two (untreated) boards from Lowes, 12 inches wide by 8 feet long. We had a nice dude cut them both in the cutting machine, giving us two 3 ft long boards and two 5 ft long boards. Easy Peasy. Keith and his trusty drill and his handy helper Delia join the boards together with three and a half inch screws. Isn't he just the handsomest handyman you've ever seen? We filled the frame with 15 cubic feet of Miracle Grow Organic Choice Garden Soil, which the nice man at Lowes

March 20, 2010 No Comments Full Story