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Welcome to my garden! Join me in the trials, successes and errors of my newest passion. I plan for this to be fun, healthy and rewarding!
Currently, I'm a Real Estate Investor, mother of two, and serious blogger at KarensPerspective.com.
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Author Archives: Karen
Companion Planting
I just read a great article on Companion Planting in Farmer’s Almanac. In case you haven’t noticed, I’m constantly in Farmer’s Almanac (online, of course). Here are some tips from that article: To jump start your companion planting this year, … Continue reading
Weather
OMG! We have had so much rain and cold weather since I planted. Next week is supposed to be warm and sunny so, I’m believing that my garden will FLOURISH in the heat and sunshine. Don’t you … Continue reading
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Strawberries!
Happy Birthday, Dad! Today’s my dad’s birthday, and in honor of my dad, I planted a strawberry patch. When the berries are ripe, I will require him to fly here to harvest them! Farmer’s Almanac had nothing to say about … Continue reading
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I Planted Root Crops Today
I planted root crops today, because Farmer’s Almanac told me to. I planted carrot seeds, bulb onions, garlic, new potatoes and regular potatoes. And now, I wait some more!
Posted in Carrots, Garlic, Onions, Potatoes
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Sprouts!!
I planted. I waited. 7 days later, Sprouts! Lettuce and spinach. My sister questions why they took so long. I believe they created a solid foundation and I will have the most amazing lettuce and spinach all season long! The … Continue reading
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Fruit Cocktail
Here’s my little “fruit cocktail” tree. When I saw it last year at Lowes Hardware, I just had to have it. $20? What the heck. I laughed when I saw it. Apricot, peach, nectarine and plum all grafted into the … Continue reading
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Today I Planted!
Lettuce seeds, spinach seeds, spring onions, broccoli. Waiting for the Farmer’s Market to tell me I can plant the carrots, garlic, bulb onions and potatoes. And, my new garden had its fist visitor. I thought he was coming for seeds … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Parsley through the winter?
Have you ever had parsley live through the winter? We’re in North Carolina and we had a number of snows this past winter but, here it is! I brought in most of the parsley knowing the cold would kill them … Continue reading
Pond Algae
It was 70* today and I had the best time in the yard. Spent the day prepping this area to be my new herb garden. It’s a large area all around this pond and very fertile. I had some herbs … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Organization, Herbs, Pond
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Moon Phases
Speaking of when to plant, we need to know when the moon is waxing (growing – best time to plant above ground plants) and when the moon is waning (shrinking – best time to plant root crops). So, I found … Continue reading
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