Category: Garden Stuff
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Portrait of a farmer
My garden buddy Steve was kind enough to help me make some photos for stock. He not only has a great face but equal in is knowledge about gardening. It was a lot of fun – I hope I can persuade him to pose some more!
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Pretty mold
Who knew that mold could be so pretty? That was my thought when I saw how my swan neck gourd dried. The pattern is a speckled brindle color. I don’t know yet what I will make of it but for right now I just had to photograph it! It’s been a bit of work to…
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Here a pepper, there a pepper…
It’s that time when all the Summer fruit is in abundance. Now what the heck do you do with it all? There are only so many ways to stuff a pepper before they all start to taste the same. When trying to figure out what to do with my peppers I happened across the Pacific…
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Powdery mildew solution
I was sooo excited about my big swan neck gourds that were developing only to be let down by the sudden appearance of fluffy ugly white patches on the bottom leaves of my plant. It’s right now in the heart of a hot August in dry California – it’s just a given that my plants…
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Will you vote for me?
I entered into the Russian Standard Vodka Incredible pursuit for a chance to win $10,000 and several mentor sessions on my project. Along with my mother and I we have developed a way of gardening that requires very little work when set up and done in such a way that disabled or elderly people will…
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I’m a sucker for these
My usual sunflowers with black centers grow above my head making a wonderful privacy and wind screen. I don’t always want that though so this time in a little corner spot of my garden I planted some little dwarf Elf Sunflowers. They are only 16 inches tall with yellow centers. Shot with my iphone using…