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| The gourds looked like this July 30, 2011 |
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| More Gourds! |
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| The red raspberries are great in the fall. |
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| I harvest a few summer red raspberries, but they are best in the fall. Watch the calendar for them! |
| Black Berries 2011 |
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| Looking Good! |
Our 2+ acrea garden is a blessing to me - sometimes!! I enjoy spending time here, but, as I get older,
realize that it is too much for me to continue in an organic, chemical free fashion. I cannot keep ahead of the weeds
and the insects and desire to have a productive crop. I am using organically approved herbicides and insecticides as
required from this point forward. This makes the garden a fun place to spend my time and not quite so burdensome.
It also allows for more design time, where my passions are intense.
| Winter Sunrise |
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| Even in the winter, the garden offers such beauty! |
| Gourd Trellis |
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| This is the sunrise from the other side of the gourd trellis! |
There is no limit as to what one can do with gourds. I have used
fresh flowers and leaves from the garden. My wreaths are created from the blackberry branches, cut and wrapped in the
early Spring, before the sap starts to flow. This is usually done about the same time as pruning of the grapes.
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