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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
We’re going to eat Broccoli tonight!
I just harvested the first broccoli head! I don’t even care if it tastes good because it looks so beautiful! Thank you, Mother Nature!
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Broccoli
Well, I was told that I planted the broccoli too late and, therefore, wouldn’t get broccoli this year. My sister said that was bunk. I am thrilled to report to my sister that all of my broccoli plants are bearing … Continue reading
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How are my potatoes?
Did I “hill” them enough? They’re flowering, which means the baby potatoes are forming. Is it too late to hill them more now? So many great sites online. This one, Northwest Gardening, says: “Once the leaves are about a foot … Continue reading
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What to do with Broccoli Leaves
We found the greatest recipe for using broccoli leaves. Broccoli Chips! We cut the leaves and took out the stalk. Stirred them in Olive Oil. Sprinkled with seasoning salt and garlic. Baked 350* for 8 minutes. We also sprinkled some … Continue reading
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Broccoli and Potato plant Leaves
I have the biggest, most gorgeous broccoli leaves. Maybe everyone who grows broccoli has them, I don’t know because this is my first year as a gardener. But, I’ve been wondering, what can you do with those wonderful broccoli leaves? … Continue reading
What’s Happening to my Potatoes?
I wrote this question to my brother-in-law because he is quite the gardener (well, he gives all the credit to his mother). At any rate: “My potato plants grew up into beautiful bushes. Now they have fallen over and have … Continue reading
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Watering and Waiting
May. Hmmm. So much has been planted and now I just tend it while it grows. Actually, I’m quite thrilled that there’s nothing now for me to screw up except the watering. Thank goodness I’m not in charge of cell … Continue reading
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May Garden
I love my garden! Someone told me last night that my lettuce won’t last much longer because it’s getting too hot out. What?!?!?! It’s only the first week of May! When do you grow lettuce? And, apparently I was too … Continue reading
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Gardening Jobs for May
There is no better resource than the Farmer’s Almanac! Weed perennial beds with special care to avoid pulling up precious self-sown seedlings. When you can tell for sure what’s what, pull the weeds and top-dress the plants with compost or … Continue reading
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