The Authentic Gardener
The Authentic Gardener is a series of posts that chronicle organic gardening experiences within the confines of a small area.
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The Summer Garden
The summer garden is thriving in the early July heat. Though there has not been any substantial rain, the vegetables and herbs seem content with my deep, but infrequent watering schedule. Tomatoes that I seeded outdoors in early June are now setting fruit. I am still feeding once per month during the active growing season with Dr. Earth organic fertilizer. Note: I do not receive any compensation for mentioning Dr. Earth fertilizer, it is just a product that I have used and like. After two years of having little to no pears, I am hopeful for some harvest. Even with a bit of fruit drop due to an excessively wet…
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Winter Garden Planning
It’s time to begin winter garden planning for the coming spring. While the cold days of winter drag on, seed catalogs begin arriving. I like to sit with a steaming cup of tea, catalogs spread out on the table, pouring over each description of the vegetables I want to grow this spring. I go back and forth between the pics I snapped during the summer (because even though I tell myself I’ll remember, I don’t) and the seed catalogs. Then I make notes of which tomato variety or bean plant performed well last year. I cull those which did not perform well and that I won’t consider giving precious space…
