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Breaking Better
Look on the bright side, says Monty Python. Sometimes, you just gotta do exactly that.
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Dandelions—To Be or Not To Be?
Dandelions are the scourge of the suburban lawn—or are they?
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Artificially Intelligent
Come to think about it, what are those things coming out of the ground?
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Welcome to the Anti-Nut House
A soul-soothing look at a few garden bright spots.
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Sunny Side Up
Letting nature in by getting immersed in the immediate.
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The Return of Snidely Whiplash
I don't mean to complain and whine. It's just that I'm so good at it.
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Where Are the Dead Birds?
Inquiring minds want to know. And so do I.
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Snow Job
Daydreaming of a Glorious Horticultural Breakthrough.
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More Pepper Dreams
Helpful advice for growing chilies.
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Bad Pepper! Bad, Bad Pepper!
Blossom end rot tries to crush my naive hopes for a trouble-free harvest.
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Cabbage Whites Save Summer!
They're happy little butterflies, but maybe they have a dark side?
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Swamp Grass
Adding a raised bed for growing chilies meant confronting the swamp grass.
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Slings and Arrows
The Tree Guy tried to pin this one on me. I’m not buying it.
John R
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Tater-rific
Welcome to the Blind Pig edition of Schiddygarden.
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A Few Words from the Peanut Gallery
Sometimes a great notion simply doesn’t fly.
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Flickers of Hope
That burst of sound cracks open the doldrums of winter with its insistence of spring.
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Camellia, We Feel Ya
How to grow incredible camellias without even trying. At all.
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Ivy Be-leaguer-ed
Ivy grows like crazy. What's not to like?
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It's Going to Be a Scrumptious 2021
Having breakfast outside in the sun is one of humankind’s most rewarding experiences .
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2 min read
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Are Those Bulbs in My Pants?
Planting a completely whacked-out flower bed that defies common sense.
John R
2 min read
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