
Skippy's Vegetable Garden
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I am Kathy. This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. We're located near Boston. I have a community plot, a backyard vegetable garden, fruit trees, and berry bushes, chickens, and bees. I use sustainable organic methods and do my best to grow all of my family's vegetables myself.
Skippy's Vegetable Garden
11M ago
It’s nearing the end of March and I have visions of a warm sunny spring with flowers and planting chores to do very soon. We have had dreary wet weather all winter it seems. Almost no snow, but many many cloudy rainy days. I look forward to the outdoor gardening season. My garden looks bleak...
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Skippy's Vegetable Garden
2y ago
My honeybee hives are heavily insulated for winter. On the choice of ventilation versus insulation for bee hives, I have been going with heavy insulation. I have one larger old hive that is going through its third winter now, with its second queen. And I have a smaller hive on its first winter. A friend...
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Skippy's Vegetable Garden
2y ago
It’s been a really weird winter. Hardly a winter at all. I’m hoping the wild flower seeds I winter sowed will get enough cold time to germinate. January 2023 was the the fifth warmest on record in Boston, Massachusetts and we have had almost no snow. Today we are making a run at 50 degrees...
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Skippy's Vegetable Garden
2y ago
I grew a couple little pots of microgreens on my windowsill. I started the seeds on January 22. (17 days ago.) I used Botanical Interests Mellow Blend, which is an assortment of Brassica species (radish, broccoli, kale, and the like). They are perfect to cut and put on sandwiches today. Yummy! My sister and...
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Skippy's Vegetable Garden
2y ago
My husband makes the best popcorn! Tonight I was treated to fantastic tray of it. I have a serious popcorn problem. I like to eat it by the handful. Scoop it up, stuff it in. OMG. But what is better than one piece of yummy popcorn – 10 pieces! My husband is the opposite. He...
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Skippy's Vegetable Garden
2y ago
My husband rearranged my plant room with new seedling shelves and new LED plant lights. I have a small closet in the garage with it’s own thermostat that I use for seed starting. Shelves: This year, my husband set it up with two large Home Depot metal shelf units. They are on wheels so I...
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Skippy's Vegetable Garden
2y ago
My app is back at the Apple Store! This app is what I use to figure out when to plant my seeds. It tells you when to plant vegetable seeds based on your last frost date. Its $3.99 – about the price of a packet of seeds. If you try it out and you like...
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Skippy's Vegetable Garden
2y ago
Every winter, the first thing I do to get ready for planting seeds is to wash out my planting trays. I have a collection of at least a hundred and I reuse them as long as I can – until they fall apart. I have 10×20 inch support trays, both mesh and solid versions. And I...
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