Category Archives: Garden

The Whole Leek, and Nothing But the Leek

Posted on April 21, 2013 by drfugawe

I’m a slow learner. I realize now that my mother was well aware of this, and it must have been difficult for her, from a frustration end I mean. Were my education to begin today, I’d probably be labeled with … Continue reading →

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Garden Metamorphosis

Posted on October 11, 2012 by drfugawe

I’m an old farm kid, having spent my years 4 to 10 on a chicken farm in New Jersey.  And although we certainly weren’t self-sufficient, I do know I got a good dose of good old American agrilife.  We had … Continue reading →

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Lettuce Overload

Posted on August 9, 2012 by drfugawe

Our local gardening community has a saying, ‘It’s either a tomato year or a cabbage year.” – which is simply a descriptor of current climate – and unless one lives here, they probably wouldn’t believe that we’ve surely been living … Continue reading →

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Hey, You Wanna See My Garden, … Please?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by drfugawe

I consider most garden blog posts to be the equivalent of an evening at the neighbors watching vacation clips – or sitting through a session with the boss, as he shows off his collection of wallet pics of his kids … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Discovery with the Throwaway Twins

Posted on June 15, 2012 by drfugawe

We gardeners know well that we waste far more food than we use from our garden.  How?  Oh wow – how do I count the ways!  First, we let a good deal of perfectly good food simply sit there in … Continue reading →

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