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Seasons

Posted on August 9, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Few things are harder to visualize than that a cold, snow-bound landscape, so marrow chillingly quiet and lifeless, will, within three months, be green and lush and warm, quivering with all manner of life, from birds warbling and flying through … Continue reading →

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Beans

Posted on August 8, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Maybe next year I’ll understand beans. This year, I’m still stumbling along. Green beans are easy. Get them young and long. It’s about the sweet pods and I’m not interested in those little seeds growing inside. In past years I’ve … Continue reading →

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Purple P.S.

Posted on August 4, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Walking out the door after posting, I saw this! More purple gorgeousness! I know we talk about milkweed all the time vis a vis Monarch habitat, but the real reason we want them is as pollinators. And we’ve noticed that … Continue reading →

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Purple Jewels

Posted on August 4, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Sunday night Steve asked: “Do you have a plan when you wake up for what you need to do in the garden? Or do you just go out there and see what needs to be done?” I explained that at … Continue reading →

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Some things new

Posted on July 31, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve planted new varieties this year throughout the garden. It’s fun pulling up a different colored carrot, watching the cabbages develop, and I’m enjoying the long, straight Longfellow cucumbers in addition to my usual “homemade pickles” variety. I planted ten types … Continue reading →

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Beets and other Pickles

Posted on July 29, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

As soon as I got back from vacation I hustled to get all the cucumbers into an overnight soak of water w/alum and the jars and lids ready for a major pickling session. It makes me so happy when I … Continue reading →

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Western North Dakota, part 2: Williston

Posted on July 27, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m not sure what my friend Doug thought of the whole thing, but I really was much more excited as we approached Watford City than I was in the Badlands. For the past year I’ve been thinking about, reading about, … Continue reading →

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Western North Dakota, part 1

Posted on July 25, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Hi! Back from vacation! Every summer when I come back from vacation I promise myself I won’t go away in the summer again. Truth is, I really needed to get away, and it was only four days. Still, I spent … Continue reading →

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Berries

Posted on July 18, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Every crop is doing well this year… except berries. Even the corn is a foot higher than it should be in mid-July and the rains have been so good that there isn’t that usual spikiness to the leaves from a … Continue reading →

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My New Favorite Sauce

Posted on July 14, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This post is not about the napa cabbage. But seriously. Look at that napa cabbage! Two days ago it looked like this (bottom cabbage) in the flower garden. But this post is not about cabbage. It’s about beets, yogurt, and … Continue reading →

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