Author Archives: susanmsink@gmail.com

The Season

Posted on August 24, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It’s been a strange season in the garden. No two years have been alike, it’s true, but this season has been like a series of mini-explosions. I think I can still stand by my statement that it’s the best season … Continue reading →

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Daily Harvests

Posted on August 19, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m thinking next year I might do a little photo project and during June-October take photos of what I harvest every day. Or, you know, maybe just for August and September. Because every day I fill as many pails as … Continue reading →

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Simple Pleasures

Posted on August 12, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m thinking about seriously curtailing my social media participation. It is making me anxious. It has always made me anxious, but I realize it feeds certain kinds of pressure… particularly my competitive nature when it comes to the garden and … Continue reading →

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Collapse!

Posted on August 7, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

We’ve had really the best summer possible. The wet spring meant great germination (and even enough cool weather for peas!) and although it’s been dry since June, it’s also been hot enough for the tomatoes, peppers and winter squash to … Continue reading →

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August: Preparing for Round Two

Posted on August 2, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Thursday was a cleaning day in the garden. I pulled out the pea vines and the last of the beets (they really weren’t going to get any bigger) and turned over the beet and garlic beds to prepare them for fall planting. … Continue reading →

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Getting All Foodie

Posted on July 31, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It is the year of beans. The wall o’ beans has been putting out copious amounts of purple, yellow, and striated beans, and there have been green bush beans, too. Even with the deer or rabbits nibbling the tops, I am … Continue reading →

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Mature Prairie, part 2

Posted on July 26, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Six years ago today, Steve and I got married and I moved onto this prairie. At that time, the main prairie behind our house was about five years old. Other pieces of land were being killed, and a few plots were … Continue reading →

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Berry Hoarders

Posted on July 24, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

When that zombie apocalypse I’ve been predicting comes to pass, do you know who will be ready? Middle-class moms who have decided they want their families to eat healthier, that’s who. If you want to know how to prepare, go … Continue reading →

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Squash

Posted on July 20, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m not sure what’s going on with my winter squash. They look weird. I planted four kinds of winter squash this year: butternut, delicata (the queen of squash), tahitian (supposed to be a long-necked butternut) and a couple seeds called “Cool Old … Continue reading →

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My Beautiful Failures

Posted on July 17, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I should be kicked off the internets. Really. Yesterday I grossly misrepresented myself with a status update and photo of some gorgeous jars purporting to be blueberry-rhubarb jam and raspberry jam. People “liked” them so much. Someone even offered to … Continue reading →

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