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Archive for July, 2009
Oh, how time flies!
One day, I’m posting about how awesome my veggie garden is looking, and then, Slap! Bang!— it’s a month and a half later and that same post is still sitting there, collecting comments from “wow!” to “Where the hell are you and why aren’t you posting?” (I’m paraphrasing here…)
And where have I been? I’ve been here the whole time, but very, very busy. I’m still writing for About.com, but I was also recently hired to write for Planet Green’s website, and that has kept me pretty busy as I’ve been learning the ropes and getting to know my fellow writers and editors. We had a death in the family. My mother-in-law has been nagging me about something. I celebrated my 32nd birthday. And, of course, the kids are keeping me busy.
I have been gardening like a madwoman. The tomatoes are taller than I am, and the corn is chin-high on me (photos coming tomorrow!) My squashes are running rampant, and the first baby pumpkins have formed on my “Cinderella” pumpkin vine. A couple of tomatoes ended up with blossom end rot, and for a week or so I waged war on the freaking cabbage worms but lost my broccoli anyway. Such is life in the garden, eh?
We’ve also had our first few ripe tomatoes. The ‘Early Girls’ are very tasty, and ‘Stupice’ is surprisingly good. ‘Red Currant’ and ‘Tiger-Like’ are my two favorite tomatoes so far, though. All of the tomato plants are heavy with fruit, virtually dripping with green tomatoes. I see canning in our future! (Finally!)
That just about gets you caught up with me. I will, hopefully, start posting more regularly again now that I’m not “the new chick” at Planet Green anymore. I have missed you — I haven’t visited garden blogs as often as I’d like either.
So, how is your garden growing?
(By the way — I received several worried emails during the last couple of weeks from concerned readers wondering if all was well. First–thank you for your concern — and I’m sorry you were worried! Second–rarely does a day go by that I don’t show up on Twitter or Facebook. If you don’t see me here, chances are, you’ll find me there 
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