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Milling Again

Spent a few hours today getting the Alaska mill up and running again, and crafted this beautiful cedar beam: It’s more or less 7 1/4″ x 7 1/4 ” x 8′, and it will be part of the framing for … Continue reading

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Milling Cedar for Raised Beds

Spent much of the summer milling cedar for some raised beds.   I’ve got a pretty sweet bunch of boards stacked and drying, the largest being more than 14″ wide, and with more to be milled.   Once the rains … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Cherries

Wandering in the garden this morning, I took a picture of this healthy bush, a Nanking Cherry I planted in the spring. I planted it in a mound under which I had buried a 50 lb. sack of horse food, … Continue reading

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DIY Plant Markers

I finally got around to a) purchasing some proper aluminum plant markers, and b) deciding that it’s silly to buy aluminum plant markers and proceeding to craft my own from a cheap aluminum pie pan.  Farewell, six dollars U.S.  Backing … Continue reading

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Gardening in the Dark (Minus the Bear)

Raise your hand if you’ve ever wandered your garden or even checked on your plants at night, with a flashlight.  That’s what I thought.  It’s 47 degrees F and clear tonight, and having been at work all day, I missed … Continue reading

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Snow in the Shade, Late May

In this part of the world, folks plant out their spring and summer vegetables on Mother’s Day.  For the past two seasons, Mother’s day was followed by at least two weeks of cool, wet weather, making the tomatoes happy on … Continue reading

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Introducing…

Let me introduce my garden, which is situated in northern California, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada (El Dorado County), at 3000 feet above sea level.  In Sunset Western Garden climate zone terms, the garden is in Zone 7 … Continue reading

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