Category Archives: garden

3.7.12 Starting seeds

Posted on March 12, 2012 by diary of a tomato

An act of optimism — celeriac, leeks, fennel and tomatoes started.

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3.2.12 Accumulation

Posted on March 5, 2012 by diary of a tomato
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3.1.12 Snow day

Posted on March 5, 2012 by diary of a tomato
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2.29.12 Leap Year snowstorm

Posted on March 1, 2012 by diary of a tomato

A blue afternoon, with the snow beginning to fall.

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2.27.12 Early signs of spring

Posted on February 27, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Participating in the Daphne’s weekly gathering of gardeners reminds me to take a break from the busyness of ordinary life. The start of spring is three weeks off, still there are signs of new and renewed growth. A quick walk … Continue reading →

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2.19.12 Persephone rising

Posted on February 20, 2012 by diary of a tomato

“As the story goes, the earth goddess Demeter had a daughter, Persephone, who was abducted by Hades to live with him as his wife in the netherworld. Demeter would have nothing to do with this and threatened to shut down … Continue reading →

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2.12.12 The winter pantry

Posted on February 13, 2012 by diary of a tomato

With many months remaining before the next growing season, February is a good time to take stock of what we have in storage. When we bought our house we knew we wanted a full basement, but never anticipated using it … Continue reading →

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