Category Archives: Pets & Pests In The Garden

Save The Bees, Please

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Ann Lovejoy
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Most bee keepers suggest beginning with Mason or solitary bees because their care is very simple. Honeybee care is far more complex and poor bee keepers can add to disease problems rather than resolving them. Continue reading →

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Harvesting, Storing, and Cooking With Pumpkins

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Ann Lovejoy
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Add chunks of fresh or frozen pumpkin to soups, stir fries, and stews. Many small winter squash like Delicata, Sweet Dumpling, and Carnival, can be eaten skin and all if halved, seeded, and baked until tender (usually about 30-40 minutes). Continue reading →

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On Eating Weeds

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Ann Lovejoy
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Conversations With Pat Over the summer, I’ve been exchanging notes with Pat Patterson, a grand gardener who is now retired from being Oregon State University’s Master Gardener coordinator. We were discussing this summer’s disappointing performance of tomatoes (in my neck … Continue reading →

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Growing Grafted Tomatoes In A Challenging Climate

Posted on August 12, 2010 by admin
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Earlier this summer, I started growing some Log House grafted tomatoes, just to see how they would do. I particularly enjoy eating fresh tomatoes, especially when their acid-sugar balance is a lively one. Sadly, tomatoes are hard to please in … Continue reading →

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