State park trail entry point.

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Tales from the pilgrimage.

carrots

  • First Spade of Soil

    I turned the first spade of garden soil Saturday. In a couple of hours I removed cages, stakes and last year’s brush from the cherry tomato patch, turned over and broke up the soil, planted six kinds of lettuce, and posted the afternoon’s highlights on social media: First spade of dirt turned; chives, walking onions,… Read more

  • Winter Gardening

    Chives, lettuce and garlic are up in the garden, beckoning my presence. On yesterday’s last day of winter I spent a couple of hours burying four large plastic tubs for an experiment in carrot growing. 18-inches deep, I filled them with compost. After settling overnight, they will be re-filled and planted with four varieties of… Read more

  • Zucchini Juice

    LAKE MACBRIDE— In a quest to use the bountiful zucchini, I found a juice recipe. Zucchini juice? Before you click on the next page in your reader, hear me out. The apple harvest is beginning to come in, and they are also basic part of juicing recipes. Organic carrots were on sale at the mega… Read more