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Continue reading →: Sunday Ramblings #90 (The Final Post)Hi there. If you have been with me for this wonderful ride these past years, I want to thank you so much. I so appreciate you and have loved having you by my side. This will be the last blog post for me. I’ve been at it for a very…
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Continue reading →: The Final Potager Recap & Early July Garden TipsThis will be my last garden blog post so I thought I would share an update about how things are growing, plus tips for the July garden. While May is the busiest season with all the planting and sowing and pampering, July is growing season. This is when things really…
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Continue reading →: First Day of Summer, What To Sow Now & All About Tomatoes
Happy first day of summer, eh? Also, happy Father’s Day to all the dads. Today is a rain day here on the prairies. Cold, breezy, and rainy…but! There is sunshine in the forecast for all of next week. Here we are, the longest day of the year. I was heading…
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Continue reading →: Sunday Ramblings #89Happy first day of summer and happy Father’s Day, too. I hope the weather is better where you are. We are sitting at 9°C (48°F) … brr! So, while we will be barbequing (it’s tradition!), we will definitely be eating indoors. You’ll be happy to know that our caterpillar issue…
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Continue reading →: Mid-June In The PotagerThis month is fairly flying by and the list of things to do in the garden is ever so long. We have had a dreadful spring but this weekend is lovely, so we will do what we can while the sun shines, eh? The caterpillars are still a thing! Oh.…
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Continue reading →: Sunday Potager Ramblings #88Well, hi there. How is your weekend going? We have the Daines Rodeo going on here this weekend so the town is bustling. Love seeing the town full of folks having fun. Luckily, the weather has turned to sunshine.. at least for a few days. We enjoyed the parade yesterday…
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Continue reading →: June In The Potager – WateringWell, we had about two weeks of absolutely stunning weather, broke records all over the place… and then Junuary happened. It has been so cold for the past week. We have struggled to hit the high teens during the day and nighttime temps remain low. So low that I had…
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Continue reading →: Sunday Potager Ramblings #87Well, hi there. Happy Sunday! How are you all doing? Do you ever get grumpy for no particular reason that you can figure out? I had a day like that yesterday. Everything was annoying me to no end, even the radio stations. It was too loud, too much singing, too…
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Continue reading →: Sunday Potager Ramblings #86 (Outdoor Entertaining)You all, our weather is beyond wild. We have gone from heat warmings down to single digits! The other day, my weather station told me it was 35°C (95°F) on the back deck and 33° in the greenhouse. Today is only 5 (41°F) degrees on the deck and 6 in…
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Continue reading →: Sunday Potager (Food Garden) Ramblings #85 (Planting tips, painting, spreading plants)Well, hi there! Happy Sunday! Are you all busy bees? Planting your veggies, sowing your seeds, and getting your patios summer ready? Now that it is the actual May 2-4 weekend, we are all good to go! I have a huge list of things to do. It is going to…
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The Marigold Potager - A Zone 3 Prairie Garden 