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Spring Lawn Cleanup

In northern New Jersey when the snow is gone and the overnight temperatures are above freezing, I like to get a headstart early with raking the dead grass and tree litter from my lawn. Its a big job, so I … Continue reading

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So it begins….

set things in motion foe 2021, I bought a seedling tray and filled it with tomato seeds. I planted a variety including soem 3 year old super beefsteak seeds from 2019. I have some new Rutgers variety seeds ( which … Continue reading

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Spring is in sight!

Starting to think about the garden this year. Last year i started tomatoes about a week before March 17 (my normal day for starting veggies indoors). This year I am starting some flowers and plants for decorative purposes. Usually besides … Continue reading

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Garden 2015

  This year I started off with the usual lawn care, first I raked the lawn cleaning the remaining leaves from the previous fall and clearing the dead grass away. Then I spread lime pellets with the garden spreader to … Continue reading

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Natural Herbicide?

I have been seeing posts on social media about a safe, natural alternative to commercial herbicides. Basically from what i understand it is to spray unwanted vegetation with Acetic Acid (vinegar) and works by acting as a dessicant and killing … Continue reading

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Garden 2014

Its been a long winter and its a bit difficult to get started, but we made a start to our 2014 garden. We have been raking the lawn for weeks to clean the leaves and dead grass and are almost … Continue reading

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Potatoes

Purpose To plant and harvest potatoes Equipment and Materials personal equipment Coveralls – great for gardening with lots of pockets and tool holders. Gloves – Good gardening gloves along with coveralls gives one a feeling of empowerment and invincibility no … Continue reading

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Garden Prep 2013

Purpose To clean debris, remove weeds and prepare soil for planting and transplanting of vegetables Equipment and Materials personal equipment Coveralls – great for gardening with lots of pockets and tool holders. Gloves – Good gardening gloves along with coveralls … Continue reading

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Lawn Care 2013

Step 1: Raking the Lawn April 7, 2013 – Rake, rake rake! I like to rake the lawn in the Spring, as much for cleaning the remaining dead leaves as thatching the dead grass. The instant gratification is that the … Continue reading

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Plant Light Stand

Well , many of the seeds I planted germinated, but were now becoming spindly, so I found a lighted plant cart I made a few years back and reassembled it. I keep it unassembled to save space. Its easy to … Continue reading

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