Monthly Archives: July 2011

First Red

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Tom

For me, it does not truly feel like summer until I am making red sauce, fresh, with ingredients from my own home garden. After being away up north for a week, I found the Sasha’s Altai holding a few full … Continue reading →

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Trip

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Tom

We got back from vacation yesterday afternoon.  A week in the north woods of Minnesota, playing in the water, around the water, and next to the water. After the crematorium style heat we had been living in at home, I … Continue reading →

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And The Heat Breaks

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Tom

After 5 days of heat indexes over 100 degrees, peaking at 122 on Tuesday and still at 114 on Wednesday I awoke this morning to silence in my home which took me a moment to realize was because the AC … Continue reading →

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Just A Little More

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Tom

This morning I did the blog for yesterday and did not get outside until after 8 am.  It was already steaming hot outside, and today the sun was not obscured by any haze.  It just baked down on me. I … Continue reading →

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Jungle Heat, Jungle Humidity, Jungle Weeds

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Tom

Saturday morning came to Red Wing hot and wet.  The day before they had received 4.25 inches of rain.  Saturday was some type of Amazonian climate where it is in the 90s and the humidity level is so high that … Continue reading →

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Mid Week Harvest

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Tom

Yesterday I noticed that the garlic plants were drying down.  Tonight and through the day tomorrow we are supposed to get a good bit of rain, so I decided to pull garlic. Not too much to it.  I loosened up … Continue reading →

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A Hot July Weekend

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Tom

The weekend didn’t go, well, smoothly overall.  Things I had not intended to do I suddenly was pressed to do, and things I need to do didn’t get done. A rooster we were holding for our friend Michelle had to … Continue reading →

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What You Can Do In An Hour-Progress Report

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Tom

I got a whole series of emails at work last week regarding the garden I helped clients of mine get into the ground.  They were thinning beets and enjoying eating those, and they had these photos:I sent them a quick … Continue reading →

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A Test, A Phone Call, & Killing CPB

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Tom

Had a shock this week.  We found out that we unintentionally planted a seed that in all likely hood is going to emerge mid February.  <wry grin>  Here we go again. So, it was that shock that followed me in … Continue reading →

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