Mountain-Toes Gardening

This point in winter, just after the Solstice and during the general holiday season, always seems to me to be the most contemplative time during the year.  At least in terms of my life as a gardener. Oh, yeah.  I’m still digesting the experience of last year, thinking about what I want to do in [...]

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There is “gardening” in the literal sense of the word, and in the metaphoric. In the literal sense, for me right now it consists of harvesting the last of the lettuce and kale from our sun-heated greenhouse.  There’s no supplementary heat in there, and considering that our nighttime temps have gone below -12, it amazes [...]

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