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The Garden 2017

Deseronto Potato Beans
23 Mar 2018

Deseronto Potato Beans

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017, Vegetables | 2

Last year at Seedy Saturday I picked up a packet of Deseronto potato beans to try and grow.  Each year I like to grow a variety of veggies that I don’t usually grow.  This is a rare white bean from the … Continued

beans, deseronto potato beans, plant markers
Kabouli Black Chickpeas
20 Mar 2018

Kabouli Black Chickpeas

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017, Vegetables | 13

I love going to Seedy Saturdays and am always on the lookout for new and interesting seeds to me that I can try growing.  Last year I picked up some Kabouli black chickpeas to grow in the kitchen garden.  The … Continued

chickpeas, garden journal 2017, K
First Snow on the Stumpy Family
19 Nov 2017

First Snow on the Stumpy Family

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017, What's Been Happening? | 11

~ A little bit of snow arrived overnight.  First snow is always special, so it was grab the camera and take some photos through the windows and open doors about 6:30 am this morning.  This snow won’t stay around long, … Continued

Stumpy Family, tree faces, winter 2017-2018
Getting More Seasonal
15 Oct 2017

Getting More Seasonal

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, The Garden 2017, What's Been Happening? | 23

~ The weather is getting more seasonal as we move into October.  The Fall colours haven’t been as spectacular this year and the past few days have been rainy and windy causing the leaves to flutter to the ground. We … Continued

goldfinches, nuthatch, weather, white crowned sparrows, white throated sparrows
Fall-ing into October
3 Oct 2017

Fall-ing into October

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Lens Friends, The Garden 2017 | 15

We are into a new season now.  September finished off with a really hot spell, in fact some of the days were hotter than the in July and August.  A quick rain storm abruptly brought that weather to an end … Continued

chipmunks, great blue heron, Jerusalem artichokes, squirrels, yucca
Seedy or Potty?
17 Sep 2017

Seedy or Potty?

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017 | 13

September has arrived with cooler mornings and evenings as summer winds down for the last 20 or so days.  It’s that time in the garden when gardeners go potty or seedy! The pots of plants are coming to an end … Continued

garden journal 2017
A Busy August
22 Aug 2017

A Busy August

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017, What's Been Happening? | 12

On a really humid and muggy day when we are having thunder storms and heavy rain pass through I’m taking some time to share some August activities.  It’s been a busy month of day trips, reading, crochet and some gardening. … Continued

bluejays, garden journal 2017, sign post garden
Moving Right into August
8 Aug 2017

Moving Right into August

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Books, Crafty's Projects, The Garden 2017, Vegetables | 12

Another month has made it’s appearance.  The weather has been changeable – from hot and humid days, to wet and windy ones.  The garden either needs watering or it is water logged with rain! The beans did amazingly well and … Continued

beans, garden journal 2017, oriole, red wing blackbirds, rock crafts

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