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You can have it all in a desert garden, Good Looks, Good Scents, Good Eats with edible landscaping. If you are a gardener in the desert it makes sustainable sense (water) to have the garden do double-duty--you can enjoy the beauty, then bring it into the kitchen for meals - and do this year round!
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Excessive Heat Warning starting Tomorrow
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Dear Folks,
The weather service has issued an excessive heat warning beginning
Monday, May 21st - temps could go to 110.
Take care of yourselves and adjust watering as may be needed for
plants, BUT do not go by wilt in the middle of the day, check plants
in the early morning.
Catherine
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Gardening As An Anti-Depressant
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Dear Folks,
There are some truisms that just have to be re-stated - sometimes in
different ways. If you garden then you know the enjoyment factor
well. True there are times when there is frustration, but if you have
experienced and truly looked forward to your activity in the garden
there is now some research to explain why it just feels good!... more »
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VPA events coming up and new blog post
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Dear Folks,
Ever have Mesquite Pancakes? Here is your chance to enjoy some
regional foods and also support the Valley Permaculture Alliance.
Other events of interest are also listed on their newsletter page.
[link]... more »
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Garlic Scape Time!
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Dear Folks,
I am cutting my garlic scapes tonight for the Mesa Farmers Market
tomorrow - this is truly a short season specialty item. Usually goes
the first day I bring them to the market.
5 for $1
Then in about 2 weeks I will harvest the garlic and they will be dried
and ready for sale 1-2 weeks later.... more »
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Recent Blog Posts
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Dear Folks,
I have been way too busy recently and am trying to get settled down
and get more things started for the farmers market.
During that time, though I posted several blogs on serious and fun
things.
Have you ever considered the size of your closets vs. your pantry and
what the decisions in them means?... more »
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Annual Herb Festival at Boyce Thompson and new blog on Stevia
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Dear Folks,
The 18th Annual Herb Festival is scheduled for this Saturday, April
14th, at the wonderful Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
"Millie Davis is scheduled to play Saturday - providing great music
during our annual Herb Festival event. AZ Herb Association will be
here, "The Herb Lady" plans to grill and share something herbal and... more »
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Watering guideline and Home Made Bread
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Dear Folks,
As we start to move into the warmer weather here is a guideline for
watering mature gardens.
EXCEPTIONS:
If you have or are sowing seeds, you must keep the top soil damp until
you see sprouting - sprinkle each evening/dusk lightly. This in
addition to the standards below for established gardens.... more »
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Check our my artichoke and harvesting and my corned beef experiment
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Dear Folks,
Well the storm has come in, raining now as I post this and so far
(happily) no hail here in the far east valley. We need to rain, just
not hail. The birds in the garden are looking a little miserable, but
I put this morning's seed out on the dry area of the patio - we are
such easy targets for these charming opportunists! No quail this... more »
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