Monthly Archives: June 2015

Two New Acquaintances

Posted on June 28, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

I made two new acquaintances in the garden this week.  The first was the American Goldfinch of which the National Audubon Society book says of their call “bright per-chick-o-ree, also rendered as potato-chips“, my new favorite bird fact. The other … Continue reading →

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Temperate Permaculture

Posted on June 21, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Every revisit to the documentary The Fruit Hunters sends me researching what fruit and nut trees are adapted to my hardiness zone to plan my future orchard.  This exercise always begins with a self-reminder that the majority of exotic fruit … Continue reading →

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Learn As You Grow

Posted on June 17, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Between now and November the most common phrase in my Google search history will be “when to harvest…” followed by the common name of a first year plant in my garden that is showing signs of being nearly there. In … Continue reading →

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A Collaborative Dance

Posted on June 6, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

I think of my garden as a collaborative dance with nature and I am always looking for ways to be a better dance partner. My garden is exactly one square foot smaller than the maximum allowed in the HOA rules … Continue reading →

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If I Were a Rich Man

Posted on June 5, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

I have the outlines of a dream homestead in mind and every time I think of it, the chorus from “If I Were a Rich Man” plays in my head.  It sits on a small acreage, less than 15.  It … Continue reading →

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Spring Garden to Summer Garden

Posted on June 5, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

It is June and the turning from the spring garden to the summer garden is well underway.  I am quickly picking the last of my lettuce before it bolts meanwhile the edamame is flowering. The sugar snap peas, snow peas … Continue reading →

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On Kaizen and Garden Logs

Posted on June 1, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Kaizen is a word that has one meaning in the dictionary sense and a wholly different meaning in the popular mind.  The dictionary definition is “change for the better”, but over time, this word has morphed through its adaptation both … Continue reading →

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