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Blunders with shoots, blossoms 'n roots

http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com

My blog is all about my gardening adventures including the blunders in Portland, Oregon

Added on: Jan 16th, 2009
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Tessa
Listed in: Gardening
Tags: garden greenhouse

Recent Posts

Our New Yard...in White

Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 11:04 in snow, fall, new home, redmond

I wasn’t really prepared to do a post about our new yard, just yet, but I couldn’t resist sharing this! This is part of the front and side yard- in the left-hand corner, you can see a small pond. Part of back yard. Now that�...
Windy with a chance of trees

Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 15:41 in fall, author note

This week we had quite a surprise! I know it’s fall...but come on! Our old pear tree that died a while back finally fell- and it broke right at soil level! It fell perfectly...and didn’t hit anything (thank God!). We couldn...
Basil- The Jury’s Back

Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 15:00 in portland, Crops, fall, harvests

Not too long ago, I did a post about our basil and the best way to dry it. I wasn’t very happy with the results of drying it on my new soil sifter (thanks dad!;), and it was in the heat of summer that I tried it that way even though it was ...
Is it any wonder...

Posted on Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 at 10:00 in birds, portland, fall

Why fall is my favorite time of year? Yes, it means winter is right around the corner. Winter carrots taste like candy, thankfully. Each season brings great things, if you live in an area that has 4 distinct seasons- (which is not here). Her...
A Garden Doesn’t Wait

Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 10:30 in flowers, summer, harvests

Amazingly, even with all the neglect, the garden still produces! A short walk in the garden may have been exhausting, but well worth it- Pole Beans, Swiss Chard, ‘New Girl’ Tomatoes, Eggplant and some Zinnias! H...
Helpful Tool

Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 10:30 in author note, product report

After seeing the link for GrowVeg numerous times on quite a few blogs out there, I felt it was time to take a look at this popular tool. I unfortunately started my subscription not long before going in for surgery thinking that it would give ...