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My thoughts on a variety of garden topics. Favorites include: vegetables, native plants, heavy clay soil, composting, and gardening with ornery dogs.
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The Collected Seed
Aug 22, 20194 min read
I paused for re-mindfulness
I started this blog after recognizing a need for a creative writing outlet, and true to my Type-A self, immediately began turning it into...
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The Collected Seed
Aug 12, 20193 min read
August garden tasks (Southern Plains/Zone 7)
August can be a very different month for gardeners depending on their location and the length of the growing season. In the Southern...
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The Collected Seed
Jul 11, 20195 min read
BER? More like GRRR!
I'm pretty sure that Blossom-end Rot (BER) shows up in every garden at least once a season, no matter how good the gardener. This year...
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The Collected Seed
Jul 3, 20193 min read
Dwarf tomato grow list
I know I'm not alone among gardeners when I buckled to a seed buying wild-hair in winter. Triggered by a packets of free seeds with...
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The Collected Seed
Jun 24, 20194 min read
Egg Yolk Tomato - one to add to your grow list
On a hot summer day last year, I caught up on A Way To Garden podcasts and what better way to wrap up a podcast marathon than an...
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The Collected Seed
Jun 13, 20195 min read
Closed composting can reduce risks of roaming pests on small lots
As the attendee at a soil health class last summer, I listened in disgust as a local urban farmer chastised a woman‘s question about...
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The Collected Seed
May 31, 20192 min read
Those nasty boys...
Even in plants, the adage, "Beauty can be deceiving," rings true. To make it more complicated, plants' hawkish nature can go by two names...
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The Collected Seed
May 19, 20192 min read
Feels like the first time
With my tomatoes having finally set fruit, I'm daydreaming about the way those acidic berries' flavors will soon dance across my tongue....
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The Collected Seed
May 16, 20192 min read
The color in my memories
Even as I intentionally avoided the annual native Gaillardia Pulchella, it lurked in my memories and its beauty unexpectedly found its...
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The Collected Seed
May 11, 20191 min read
ICAW | International Compost Awareness Week
While composting may seem like a contemporary entry into the sustainable gardening dialog, the science to support it actually dates back...
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