Category: Nature
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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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Garden Update – What to do when you get Chewed On
Been gone for a couple weeks. Everything has been about its business and is thriving. But . . . the deer have discovered this little space. Apparently they have a taste for Collards and Cabbage and Brussel Sprouts and Swiss Chard. They have not touched the Chicory or the Kale yet. It is so pretty…
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Garden Update – Final Harvest
My little garden has been productive this year. There have been unforeseen challenges and welcomed surprises that required some adjustment and effort. But that is the way of it. The sun and the rain and the dark time did its work and will forever remain outside the control of the Gardener. I controlled what I…
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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…