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Now that my garden plot at Roseville Community Garden is fully planted for the season and growing, I thought I’d do a quick visual essay from the start of gardening season to date, then continue posting a photo from the same perspective each week throughout the season. Here goes… starting from April 12 through June […] Growing season has become snowing season. But at least the days are getting longer now. It was such a beautiful summer day that I had to escape to the Roseville Community Garden for a while. And was I glad I did! Incredible variety of sunflowers at their peak, and a bright blue sky. The colors are almost surreal. Words cannot describe, so I’ll leave it to the images. And if that’s true, this blog post is over 2000 words long! It’s been a crazy week, so I want to get the obligatory weekly garden photo and harvest images online, but I really don’t have time to go into detail about them. Suffice it to say that the weather has been hot, humid and […] Moo-ving on to pastures on another part of the Hudson Farm Westby property, my friend ‘Chuck’ says goodbye. (Click image to embiggen) With the heat of summer upon us, and the lower pastures on Hudson Farm Westby having seen heavy grazing pressure already, the herd has been moo-ved to upper pastures at the […] Nine weeks ago today, April 28, 2013, I finished planting my plot at Roseville Community Garden for this year. Here’s a picture to refresh your memory…seems like a different world: WOW! So bare looking! Plot #63 at the Roseville Community Garden on April 28, 2013. (Click to enlarge.) 63 days later – after […] Gardening is an exercise in optimism. Sometimes, it is a triumph of hope over experience. — Marina Schinz Garden bounty! Swiss chard, black seeded lettuce, summer squash and the first (cherry) tomato of the season, June 28, 2013. (Click image for larger version) Just a quick update today, I was just too busy […] What a difference a month and over eight inches of rain makes! Plot #63 at Roseville Community Garden on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (Click the photo to enlarge) Plot #63 at Roseville Community Garden on Sunday, June 16, 2013. (Click the photo to enlarge) As New Jersey approaches its wettest June […] |