Tag Archives: Gardening

The Best Garden

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Kyndra Steinmann

Several weeks ago a friend gave me the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange catalog and I’ve been drooling ever since! I’ve gone through it and marked it up, with my “wish list” and drawn some garden plans, and sat down with … Continue reading →

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City Girl?

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Kyndra Steinmann

I’m sitting in the office/schoolroom drinking coffee at 6 am, listening to the sounds of the city coming alive on a summer Saturday. The birds are chirping on the wires across the street. The neighbor’s HUGE pink crepe myrtle is … Continue reading →

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A Garden is a lovesome thing, God Wot

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Kyndra Steinmann

A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot Rose plot, Fringed pool Ferned grot– The veriest school of peace;and yet the fool Contends that God is not. Not God! In gardens! When the eve is cool? Nay, but I have … Continue reading →

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Water

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Kyndra Steinmann

The other day I bought some plants to fill out some places in the garden where I had removed earlier plantings. Most of what I got was squash and sweet potatoes and since I was in a hurry when we … Continue reading →

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New Life?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Kyndra Steinmann

One of the blogs I follow had a writing/thought prompt for this week involving looking for signs of new life as we finish out the season of Easter with Ascension Day (Thursday) and then Pentecost. I had thought to do … Continue reading →

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Garden Update: End of May 2011

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Kyndra Steinmann

In February I posted about how I was planning to build a raised bed in the backyard. I filled it with a combination of aged horse manure and fresh wood chips. I was walking down the alley one day and … Continue reading →

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Gardening: Book Review The Art of the Kitchen Garden

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Kyndra Steinmann

I am an avid reader of gardening books (in the days when I had television I watched a lot of gardening shows too), but I don’t usually decide to buy them. Ethne Clarke’s The Art of the Kitchen Garden really … Continue reading →

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“Oh to Make This Garden Grow”

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Kyndra Steinmann

Two weeks ago I started turning the backyard into garden-able space. When we moved in we set up the children’s sandbox but didn’t really do anything else. The yard is basically devoid of plant life so I’ve planned to put … Continue reading →

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Gardening:Desperate for Spring

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Kyndra Steinmann

Several weeks ago I read a post on Making Light about sprouting seeds for adding to salads etc. This reminded me how much I like sprouts and I thought I would do a little experimentation on my own. Accordingly I … Continue reading →

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