It’s a new month, and, even better, it’s one of my favorite months of the gardening season! In May, the tomatoes get moved out from under the basement lights and out into the garden. I’ll plant the cucumbers, zucchini, and beans that we’ll be eating for most of the summer. May is a good month. [...]
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Updates and Miscellany
by Colleen Vanderlinden • May 1, 2012 • 0 Comments
On Weeds and Rebirth
by Colleen Vanderlinden • April 4, 2012 • 7 Comments
I walked through the garden this morning. There is so much to be excited about: the lilacs are loaded with buds, the forsythias are in full, blazing bloom, and the mesclun and peas are coming up nicely in the vegetable garden. Robins are building a nest in the apple tree again. So why is it [...]
Read more →Week in Review, Midway through February
by Colleen Vanderlinden • February 17, 2012 • 4 Comments
I’m going to try (try being the operative word here…) to do a regular Friday recap here on In the Garden Online. I’ll cover stuff I enjoyed reading, stuff I wrote, and whatever else I come up with. Hopefully it will be fun. If nothing else, it will give me a chance to go back [...]
Read more →On Being Stubborn
by Colleen Vanderlinden • February 13, 2012 • 11 Comments
I read a post this morning on my friend Gina’s blog, and I started writing her a monumentally-long comment. And I decided that rather than take over her comment section, it would probably be better to post here instead. You should go read Gina’s post over at My Skinny Garden: On Losing Passion. On Quitting. [...]
Read more →Easy Edibles: How to Grow Sprouts
by Colleen Vanderlinden • January 25, 2012 • 2 Comments
Welcome, #SeedChat friends (and anyone else who is curious about getting started with sprouting!) I put this post together to hopefully help pull all of the information we covered on SeedChat into one place. I also added a few additional resources that I hope you find helpful. Don’t be shy — if you have any [...]
Read more →The year that was, and the year that will be.
by Colleen Vanderlinden • December 30, 2011 • 12 Comments
I told myself that I wouldn’t bother doing a yearly wrap-up post this year. But it was a big year, and big years are deserving of at least a little reflection. I’m hoping this doesn’t come across as one of those bragging, “oh, I’m so awesome” kind of posts. I’m much better at making fun [...]
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