A Northern Nevada Garden

Hard to believe but today we had a full-on snow storm. Not cold enough to stick but cold enough to rush us from fall to winter in a hurry. I checked the plants tonight–they stayed under wraps all day. They looked surprisingly good all things considered but tonight’s temps might be too much. It’s supposed [...]

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Supposed to be a cold one tonight. I covered up all of the plants in the garden. I am hoping to keep them warm enough that they will make it through the night and live to see another harvest day.

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A couple of days ago I was surprised by an unexpected harvest: a handful of perfectly ripe, perfectly sweet raspberries. I planted three plants early in the season each in their own barrel–part of a larger experiment in edible gardening. Honestly, I didn’t expect much this year so I was pleasantly surprised.

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P.S. Finally–FINALLY–the lantana is in bloom. Wacky.

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First really cool day today. Time to get serious about winterizing the pond and garden. Pond update I pulled some of my pond plants out of the pond today and brought them inside. I bought some glazed pots without drainage holes–hopefully this will keep them happy over the winter. I brought a few parrots feather [...]

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