Spring Planting Moon Yes! Planted under the planting moon even if I couldn’t get the bloodroot up for the bloodroot […]
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Spring Waxing Flower Moon Kate called from the Northstar. She arrives in Anoka at 5:52. She took the light rail to Target Field and caught the train home from there. Feels like living in Connecticut. I’m glad to have her home. This is a two-person house and needs both of us to make it run […]
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Summer Waxing Green Corn Moon Dinner with vegetables straight from the garden is a treat and can be a surprise. It was tonight. We had potatoes, new potatoes, dug just before cooking. They had a distinct flavor, a nutty earthy tone unfamiliar from the long since harvested potatoes typical of both home and restaurant cooking. […]
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Summer New Moon A.T. used the chainsaw this morning. He cut out a mulberry tree growing in an unwanted (eastern) location. A.T. feels manly after he uses the chainsaw. Kate and A.T. harvested peas, greens, beets and turnips, too. A.T. planted beans as a cover crop among the onions, where the garlic came out. A.T. […]
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Beltane Waxing Flower Moon Many daffodils bloom outside the writing area. No tulips yet, but they should bloom in the next few days. Snow peas, sugar peas, garden peas, snap peas all went into the ground this morning. This took a while because there were several steps. First, loosen the soil with a spading fork. […]
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