Eloine's Blog

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  • Nifty link

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    Stumbled across this site. This person sure does great work!!! I wish I could spend some time working under her for a while.

  • Planted some beets

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    These were so good last time and I think I can succesfully plant these for the fall. Just planted the seeds today.

  • I have an oak!

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    I just discovered a volunteer oak in my garden! It’s growing in an old raised plant bed I had which would be the perfect spot for an oak except I have chicken wire underneath to stop the gophers coming from underneath. I am afraid that if I let it be the roots will get strangled…

  • I think they like it!

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  • blue gum eucalyptus

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    Happy to see my little babies sprouting!!! I  have 100 percent germination. The next picture is of the same trees but they are only three years old. You can see horse pens in the background to give a sense of scale. I have read many articles of people who are against these trees for a…

  • birdhouse gourd

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    Well the first step is to pick the fruit and that is what I did. My plant only produced this one and one really small one. I hope it works but it will be a while before I update this entry with my progress I think since I think this will take while to dry!…

  • Visitors

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    My parents 40th wedding anniversary was yesterday and to create something romantic for them I thought I would give them a custom dinner for two in my garden. That meant a little clean up and a little planning. My laptop with a slideshow and a music playlist from 1969 was a help (click here for…