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A New Year Means a New Garden: Time to Order Seeds

I just received my first seed catalog of the year in the mail.  Browsing the contents was like being a kid in a candy store, or should I say a gardener in a garden store?  I held in my hand a whole book of … Continue reading →

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Featured Homestead Picture: Sweet Corn

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Homestead Picture of the Week, August 28th: Tomato Hornworm

  These little guys can really do some damage to your garden if you let them use it as their personal buffet.  I started suspecting that I had one hiding away in my pepper plants when the leaves began disappearing.  … Continue reading →

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Heat Waves and Haboobs

Just when I thought I could start planting my fall garden, another heat wave and dust storm (haboob) struck the Phoenix area.  We’re talking highs of 111 and lows in the 90′s!  Last night another haboob rolled across the valley with … Continue reading →

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An Organization Freak Plans Her Next Garden

I am a self proclaimed organizational freak.  Just ask anyone who knows me.  I have a plethora of colored pens, highlighters, flags, post-its, etc. to do my bidding.  Let’s not talk about my mountain of color coded to-do lists.  One of my students … Continue reading →

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