Archive for 'Pond scoop'
Posted: September 13th, 2007 by
Frank
After three days of rain, we went out into the woods with high hopes, and we got some results. First we found the remnants of a small flush of black trumpets, on one side of the black trumpet mother lode. They were almost gone by, but we can’t be choosy this year, and we
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Posted under Allium, Black Trumpet Mushroom, Farm Life, Pond scoop, oyster.
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Posted: November 22nd, 2003 by
Lisa
It really did feel like a stolen day today. It was absolutely beautiful outside, and on a weekend, no less, and that almost never happens! We ran all of our errands in town as quickly as we could, but still got home late, around 2:00. We rushed into gardening grungy clothes and got outside as
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Posted under Farm Life, Firewood, Pond scoop.
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Posted: November 1st, 2003 by
Lisa
I’ve been gone all week in DC, so coming home to a serious day of gardening was just what the doctor ordered, and the weather cooperated nicely. There wasn’t really much blue sky, but it was warm and it wasn’t raining, and I’ll take that after the cold and wet fall we’ve been having
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Posted under Compost, Firewood, Marmalade, Mulch, Pond scoop, Princess, Soil, Worm Castings, tree peony.
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Posted: October 31st, 2003 by
Frank
The last day of October was one of the few bright clear ones we’ve had. These late fall days with nothing but oak leaves left on the trees aren’t as flashy as when the maples are burning, but the dark red-brown against the green pines is still a fine show. Lyle Handy showed up earlier
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Posted under Driveway, Mulch, Pond scoop, Reviews, Soil, Tractor.
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Posted: October 24th, 2003 by
Lisa
Whew! It is melting, though slowly. I don’t think it got out of the 30s today, but Frank insisted we go out after work and at least start spreading compost and mulch. Mostly, I wimped out and watched him learn to use his scoop. I think he’ll get better at it, but right now it’s
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Posted under Compost, Mulch, Pond scoop, Spreading, Tractor.
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Posted: October 23rd, 2003 by
Lisa
Well, there’s no getting around it. It stuck. I woke up this morning hoping the snow had turned to rain overnight, and instead I saw two inches on the ground and the snow was still coming. It’s pretty, I admit, but I’m not ready. I need more fall, please. I like fall. To outline the
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Posted under Bulbs/Corm/Rhizomes/Tubers, Compost, Deadheading, Firewood, Mulch, Planting, Pond scoop, Spreading, Tractor, Weeding, peony.
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Posted: October 9th, 2003 by
Lisa
Frank finally broke down and let me order a new truckload of pine bark mulch. I was whining that because I’m the one who does the majority of the weeding, and because we ran out early this year, he doesn’t see how much it helps. I know it robs nitrogen, but my thought is that
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Posted under Bulbs/Corm/Rhizomes/Tubers, Compost, Mulch, Planting, Pond scoop, Tractor.
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