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A sort of update

I’m not sure if it’s been the heat, allergies, or just plain old funk, but I haven’t been able to get much done the last few days. I’m supposed to be at the co-op right now, as I normally go volunteer there on sorting day.
Food is getting more and more expensive even there, but it’s […]

Things were different this week

It’s been hot and humid here this week, rained twice, with some golf-ball sized hail the other night. Fortunately nothing got damaged. I’ve been under the weather (still not feeling all that well today), which is why I haven’t been posting.
My plants all seem smaller than usual for this time of year, I’m not sure […]

The doldrums

Well, it’s been more of the hot lately, but I think I’ve been reading the news too much. Gas prices, foreclosures, homelessness, food supply issues … all on the rise. And none of the candidates seems to have a clue.
For me, it just reinforces my feelings that we need to become self-reliant, take care of […]

McCain on Climate Change Policy

Remarks given to the Vestas Wind Technology Training Center, today, in Portland, Oregon.
The full text here.
Discuss.

Rained all day

Not much got done outside, there are two inch puddles everywhere. It’s times like these I wish I had more rain barrels: mine are filled, the 5-gallon buckets around them are full, and the water’s still overflowing everything.
Note to self: do not let Shadow (one of our rabbits) go out when it’s raining. Leon (the […]

Another sunny day

… so far. They’re predicting storms the next few days.
Today I repotted a bunch of tomato and pepper seedlings, and stuck the largest ones on the back porch in preparation to putting them in the yard.
Harvested snow peas. Froze more peas.
Put more dishwater on the compost pile, and added the rabbit litter to a new […]

Gentlemen, start your seedlings!

LOL
Ladies may start them too.
Someone posted this question on Yahoo’s GardeningOklahoma list, and I thought some of the rest of you might like my answer.
I am anxious to start planting and working outside again.
Any suggestions as to when I should start seeds indoors for planting this spring.
All you need is dirt and something […]

How are you coping?

Here’s an interesting article, even if it gets a bit weird at the end: The Waking-Up Syndrome
[…] While the sky may not be falling, this day-after-day onslaught of alarming news is making it more difficult simply to overlook the triple threat of environmental, climatic and economic concerns. It’s leaving many of us feeling like Alice […]

So …

Patrik wants pictures, Patrik gets pictures (click on them to enlarge):
Here’s the north side of the garden. It’s gotten down into the teens at times, but a few layers of row cover (available at hardware stores and online) has done fine in keeping things unfrozen. I have greens, turnips, onions, garlic, and beets still in […]

Well, looky here …

Farmers start growing fruits and veggies in Greenland
This is pretty amazing. Before this all their fruits and (except for potatoes) all their vegetables were imported.