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| Week of January 4, 2010 | |
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A
little down time while I wait for seed orders to arrive. Decided
to organize my photos and found this cute picture of my dog Katie.
She is deaf and can fall asleep anywhere. I can't imagine how good
a sleep she must get without sound. She is an Australian Cattle
Dog and deafness is common in this breed. |
| Week of January 11, 2010 | |
Last
year we sold lots of heirloom tomatoes as produce and they were
a hit. This year I decided to offer more heirloom tomato plants
for sale. I am adding Green Zebra, Japanese Trifele, Cherokee Purple,
Persimmon and Costuluto Genovese. I think my customers are going
to be very happy. |
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| Week of January 18, 2010 | |
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Going
on a rant right here! Every year it gets harder and harder to find
some of the gems in the garden. I sell Eggplant Little Fingers and
I sell a lot of them as plants. Here in Ann Arbor we have a large
Asian community and they love these! This being dropped by seed
companies. I used to pay about $5.15 per 1/4 ounce for the seeds,
I have been told the replacement will cost me $66.00 for 1/4 ounce...I
guess I don't grow these anymore. Many of the smaller seed companies
are being bought up by mega companies and they find it not worth
their while to carry some of the unusual varieties. |
| Week of January 25, 2010 | |
| Lots of seeds started; violas, lisianthus, snapdragons, poppies and leeks. I start all my seeds in my basement which has floor to ceiling shelves and lights. This way I don't have to heat a greenhouse until the end of February when I pick up my first load of Proven Winners. |
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| Week of February 1, 2010 | |
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Went down to BFG Supply this week to put in my order to be delivered February 26th. Every year it seems like I order more stuff. This year I ordered 5 pallets of soil, where am I going to store it all? |
| Week of February 8, 2010 | |
| Not
a good week for working. I tore the meniscus in my right knee bowling
and had and MRI to see how bad I tore it. Limping around doing my
chores. Then I came down with strep throat; can't do a whole lot
but update my website. The new plant catalog is done if you would
like to see the new offerings for this spring. Spring
Catalog 2010 (pdf 131kb). |
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| Week of February 15, 2010 | |
| Whoa!
What a bad week this has been. My sore throat required emergency
surgery on Friday due to an abcess deep in my throat. It got to
the point where I could not eat or drink; all I was doing was existing.
I guess if you are going to get sick in this business this is the
time to do it. |
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| Week of February 22, 2010 | |
| Got my big delivery of supplies this week. 5 pallets of soil, flats, inserts, baskets, pots, fertilizer, etc. My husband will put all of this away and looks at it as good exercise. Bless my husband.... |  |
| Week of March 1, 2010 | |
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This week I picked up my first order of Proven Winners which I promptly potted up into 500 baskets. I did not have any help this year so it took almost all week to do this. |
| Week of March 8, 2010 | |
| This
week I went to Miller Elementary and gave my gourd workshop to 2
Fourth grade classes. These kids are so curious and ask the most
amazing questions.
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| Week of March 15, 2010 | |
| The
weather this week has been fantastic for Michigan! Sunny and in
the 60's. I have spent the week painting outdoor structures such
as trellis's and archways. |
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| Week of March 22, 2010 | |
This
week I got my delivery of perennials from Walters Gardens. These
came UPS and box after box came off his truck. I noticed he delivered
me first so he could get to the rest of his deliveries. Then spent
the day transplanting into their final pots. |
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| Week of March 29, 2010 | |
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This weekend I had 3 young men helping transplant pepper plants. This is the result of our hard work. Peppers are done! |
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