Tag Archives: Garden

2015_Day 159: A big, beautiful Wisconsin garden

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Visiting my parents in Wisconsin was nice in many aspects, including that I got to see my mom’s big, beautiful garden. From flowers to vegetables, she’s got it all covered. Continue reading →

2015_Day 81: Garden planted on March 22

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It only took about 90 minutes to even the dirt, plant all the veggies, cage the tomatoes and water the new plantings.

It only took about 90 minutes to even the dirt, plant all the veggies, cage the tomatoes and water the new plantings.

That’s a blog headline I never thought I’d be writing. Planting a garden in Wisconsin the past six years, March meant waiting for the snow to disappear and eagerly waiting to get into the garden to till the ground. And that rarely happened before the end of April. The last frost usually was around May 7, so other than lettuce, nothing got planted before mid-May. Continue reading →