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  • A cast iron skillet on a granite countertop filled with quartered Roma and cherry tomatoes, whole peeled garlic cloves, two bay leaves, and a generous sprinkle of dried oregano, ready to go into the oven.

    Friday Roundup #22

    ByKara February 21May 12 Friday Roundup

    The weather has been beautiful the last couple of days. I’m hoping it holds through the weekend because I have plans. What are you reading/watching/cooking/dealing with this week? Let me know in the comments. P.S. The tomato-garlic sauce is embarrassingly simple. You’re going to wonder why you ever bought jarred sauce. P.P.S. Alysa Liu. That’s…

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  • A raised garden bed, lightly dusted with snow. A couple of brown leaves and some sweetgum balls are nested in the snow.

    My Last Seed Order of the Season

    ByKara February 5May 16 Garden

    The garden is currently covered in a rare Georgia snow. But I’m dreaming of spring and summer already. 31 Packs of Seeds and a $79 Discount Burpee’s BOGO seed pack sale ended this past weekend, and I took full advantage. 31 packs of seeds. A whopping $79 discount on my order. Overly ambitious? Probably yes,…

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  • Garden Planning Season: Seeds, Dreams, and My Helper

    Garden Planning Season: Seeds, Dreams, and My Helper

    ByKara January 11May 16 Garden

    As I write this, it’s pouring down rain outside. And it’s WARM. I’m still salty about the fact that it’s January and we have daytime temperatures in the 70s. I really want some winter weather before winter is over. But it is mid-January. Seed catalogs have been flooding the mailbox since before Thanksgiving, and I’ve…

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  • A green garden shed in a wooded area with a couple of blue chairs leaned up against the front

    2022 Garden Plans

    ByKara February 1May 16 Garden

    The seed catalogs and garden catalogs are starting to show up in my mailbox and it’s making me excited about the coming year and some of the things we have planned to do around the property! Last year was our “discovery” year, so most of our projects were of the “clean up and prep” variety….

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