Category: Fruit
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Somewhere in Summer
Art – Matt Chambliss Hot, wet, sultry summer Damp heat hangs heavy, thickening the air Shallow moist labored breaths Weighty footsteps, deliberate, tread one by one No relief in sight The longest day is done, passed The dry time approaches, baking earth Greens rule today but browns will break when the earth cracks Followed…
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I Need You
I Need You – Performed by Act of Congress 2006 Somewhere around 2006 I had a winery. Not the one I have mentioned before but a different one. It was called the Winery on Main. It was located in the heart of a small town close to the Courthouse and the First Baptist Church. (That…
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Garden Update – Too Much Green
I got to the garden Saturday and the tomatoes were so overgrown that I could not see to pick the fruit. The vines were all tangled and were producing so many stems and leaves that air could not circulate. Not really problems, just the result of healthy plants doing what they do. So I set…
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Garden Update – Mo Bugs
Saturday I arrived to find the Cantaloupes, thriving and untouched by the bugs. Unfortunately the Squash and Zucchini I had tried to rescue were done for. I pulled their corpses from the ground and witnessed hundreds of June bugs emerge from under the straw and begin to scamper up the pepper plants. I considered what…
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Garden Update – Suckers
Everything has really taken off. The rain and sun and soil have converted tiny seedlings into adolescent, robust plants. They are strong and green and growing. The tomatoes have grown almost a foot since last week. One of the issues with gardening in a small space is managing the boundaries of each plant. They have…