3D Greetings

December 25, 2008

...o be precise, we offer you three dimensional images of two of our favorite garden plants. Above, the prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) and, below, spearmint (Mentha Spicata). To view these two images in three dimensions follow these instructions, specifically the bit about “parallel viewing”. Be persistent, like all good things it might take some practice. We taught ourselves how to free view three dimensional images a long time ago and,...

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Happy New Year!

Mr. Homegrown

January 1, 2009

Thoughtstylings

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...Happy New Year and many thanks to all of you for supporting this blog and contributing comments, suggestions and opinions. Thanks to all of you who have bought our book and thanks to our brave and innovative publisher Process Media. We have one resolution for the new year: to tinker/experiment/garden/problem solve/explore and have fun doing all these things, laughing and learning from our failures as we go....

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The Squirrel Menace

Mr. Homegrown

January 10, 2009

Pests

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In our garden squirrels are a serious problem. Their worst offense is grabbing avocados off our tree, taking a few small bites and then dropping them on the ground for our Doberman to finish off. This year only five avocados made it into the kitchen. Today’s New York Times has just about the only effective solution. Anyone for squirrel tacos with guacamole? “With literally millions of squirrels rampaging throughout England, Scotland and Wales at...

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Homegrown Evolution at Environmental Change-Makers

Mr. Homegrown

November 19, 2008

Events

...st 83rd Street) Westchester 90045. The meeting and talk begins at 7 p.m. More on Church of the Holy Nativity’s amazing garden here....

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In August, Way Too Much Squash

Mr. Homegrown

August 17, 2008

Gardening, Mistakes, Vegetable Gardening

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...ion” in 1938 (AAS is kind of like a dog show for seeds run by the National Garden Bureau). We grew our EPS from Botanical Interests seeds we got at our local nusery. Our EPS squash has lived up to its name, having grown rapidly, producing tasty summer squash with a zucchini-like flavor and consistency. Unfortunately, all squash that we have grown here has been subject to powdery mildew, a white fungus that spreads rapidly across the leaves of the...

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