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2January 27, 2011Gardening by Erica

Audrey the Rhubarb Monster

Did you know Washington State is the leading commercial producer of rhubarb in the United States?  It grows really well here. Sometimes it grows so well that it’s a little intimidating. Such was the case with Audrey the Giant Rhubarb of Ballard.  Our best friends moved into a great 1950s house near Ballard a few…

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11January 10, 2011Food Preservation by Erica

Yogurt Making: How To Add Some Culture To Your Day

Last August my husband and I embarked on a no spend month challenge.  We allotted ourselves $300 (jointly) in spending money.  We had to make that $300 count: all our groceries, gas and incidental spending had to come in under $300 for the month. Since we had never done this kind of thing before, I…

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0January 8, 2011Gardening by Erica

Garden Inventory: January 2011

It’s early January and after that list of harvest-ables what am I actually harvesting? Root Crops Beets Still a row of Bulls Blood standing.  The tops are all sad and little, but the roots have put on a bit of size.  Most are around golf ball size, with some a fair bit larger.  I got…

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4January 7, 2011Gardening by Erica

Lessons From A Year Without Summer

Last year (2010) we had a cool spring and a cool, short summer.  No one had a ripe tomato until damn near September. The heat loving tomatoes, squash, corn, etc. didn’t thrive, and so a lot of gardeners said it was a terrible, terrible year. I disagree!  I had the best year ever for cabbage,…

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1January 1, 2011Gardening by Erica

New Year, New Blog, New Seed Catalogues

It’s the beginning of January and everything seems fallow and sleepy.  The garden is shivering through it’s second cold snap of the winter.  The first came just before Thanksgiving and brought us temperatures in the teens and lots of snow (lots for Seattle, mind you: some places got 5 inches).  The second we are enjoying…

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