Category Archives: Asparagus

Permaculture Is What Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans

Posted on April 16, 2022 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Spring is a yearly invitation t0 new beginnings, and an annual reminder of age-old renewal. It is the time of year that I am certain Khalil Gibran wrote the words “And forget not that the earth delights to feel your … Continue reading →

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Fallow Season

Posted on December 24, 2017 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Winter is a quiet time for the garden.  The cooler temperatures and shorter days signal a change and the earth changes orientation from growth to conservation.   The plants that continue to grow through the changing of the calendar year do … Continue reading →

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Permaculture Summer

Posted on June 26, 2017 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

To create your own permaculture summer: Start with a good variety of fruits, berries and herbs that pretty much take care of themselves year after year. Add to that background of growth, some tender green leaves (lettuce and spinach will … Continue reading →

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Summer Already

Posted on June 4, 2017 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

After an early, false spring in February that fooled blueberries and peaches into blooming followed by the rest of a perfectly normal winter that felt like it lasted forever, spring finally did come and then go in a flash and … Continue reading →

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Spring Again (Maybe)

Posted on April 9, 2017 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

The average last frost date for this area passed on April 4th but it has been an unusual spring with early season warming trends in February that encouraged strawberries and blueberries to bloom early followed by unsurprising freezes in early … Continue reading →

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Fall Harvest Asparagus

Posted on October 2, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

This post comes after more than a year of researching every way I can think of and completely failing to find anything related to the matter at hand.  The matter at hand is the second growth of asparagus spears in … Continue reading →

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Imma Be – Black Eyed Peas In the Garden

Posted on July 22, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

So maybe the July garden isn’t classically beautiful, but it does have a quirky beauty… While bolted lettuce is a tall, straggly creature on its own, the Tom Thumb lettuce is also a bit elegant against the backdrop of collards: … Continue reading →

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Green Mulching

Posted on April 17, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

While looking for a readily available, organic mulch to compliment my semi-composted pine needles, I have learned that the list of mulching styles and materials is truly endless.  The list of possibilities include but is not limited to: sheet mulching, … Continue reading →

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Springing Ahead

Posted on March 17, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

After a week of travel, timezone jet lag and leaping ahead an hour, I returned home to find my spring garden well underway. The blueberries and strawberries are already in bloom and hoping the 33 degree overnight currently forecast for … Continue reading →

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Batting 500

Posted on March 10, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

I have two spring perennials that required a 2 year latency before the first harvest: Last night I harvested my first two spears of asparagus, one each of Jersey Knight and Purple Passion. But my morel boxes… only contain mulch … Continue reading →

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Getting Back On The Grid

Posted on February 28, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

With the spring starts happily growing indoors and awaiting the last frost date in April, today’s sunny, spring-like* weather meant getting down to the business of putting the square back in square foot gardening. I have tried a few different … Continue reading →

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Fall Cleaning

Posted on October 25, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Unlike houses that only gently admonish us once a year with the expression “Spring Cleaning”, gardens ask that twice a year we get down and dirty and work until our backs and legs are singing to bring a temporary order … Continue reading →

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