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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: backyard garden
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I should really title this post backyard scheming because we've finally got a plan for the backyard. When we first moved in, I shared photos of the space. You may remember that it's a lot of space. Which is awesome. But overwhelming. We hemmed and hawed and hemmed some more and have decided that instead…
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My intention this month is to get my container garden all planted and I am sort of doing it in stages based on what I find. We have more backyard space now, but because I already know what I am doing with containers, I am going to stick with them again this spring and hopefully…
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When we first saw this place online we couldn't quite figure out the backyard. It looked like it extended pretty far back – at least two and half times the actual house size. It looked…overgrown…but other than that it was hard to tell what was what. Now that I am here and have explored a…
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Have I mentioned that I had a patio garden this summer? Ah, yes, I have. It's no secret I was totally obsessed. (Though I've currently lost interest and that patio needs a serious intervention this weekend.) It was a huge joy to plant, fuss over, trim, harvest, water, take photos of and eat our garden…
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My very first home-grown tomato. Planted, watered, fussed over, waited on, cheered for, plucked, cut, sprinkled with salt & pepper, enjoyed today for lunch. By far, the greatest tomato I have ever eaten. HOORAY!
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Since I last shared… …I saved my mint plant's life. It was looking terrible after a large "harvest" for mojitos when we had family in town back in April. I didn't even share photos in my May update, it looked that bad. I was ready to toss the whole thing in the trash and buy…
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I have to say, these monthly updates are fun, mostly because I can clearly see how much things have changed. Here's the garden in the very beginning. And then here it is at the end of April. Crazy, crazy. Last time I shared photos, I got lots of suggestions get the tomato plants in cages.…
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There is a pesto pizza in our near future… Edited to add : Don't worry! I didn't just dig up those plants to make one batch of pesto! I trimmed them using the healthy herb trimming techniques shared in this great article. right photo by Paul. both taken on the iPhone & processed with the…
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Oh man, I have found my new hobby. When I first shared my garden at the end of March, I had a bunch of basil, various herbs and five tomato plants. I got a lot of encouragement and suggestions in the comments and was very grateful for all of them. The first piece of advice…
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I went to a local nursery yesterday and picked up a 42 lb bag of soil, a cart-full of herbs and a few tomato plants. After a lot of discussion, Paul and I agreed to start small with our little patio garden and see how things go. We have had herbs before, but always planted…
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