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January garden treats

The Brussel sprouts are doing much better this year vs last. I will attribute this to 4 factors changes vs last years attempt: 1. Hoophouse warmth- soil air etc are all warmer due to the hoophouse...

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Under poly

After the early mistakes in the hoophouse things seem to be going a little better… I’ve done a better job regulating temperature; likewise I’ve figured out how to moderate the humidity ( i.e. keeping...

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Winter Bites Back

I knew I’d invite a cold snap by posting about “mild winters” and commenting that spring can’t be far off… Yesterday I bundled up and watered everything really well ahead of the looming windy nights...

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Update From The HOT House

With the first two days of April bringing highs in the upper 80s, I’m struggling to keep the polytunnel ventilated well enough to keep the lettuce from bolting (the spinach is already toast). You may...

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Dragging My Feet, But So Is Winter…

Here it is a quarter of the way through November, and as of last weekend I had put forth virtually no effort towards the planned (smaller ) polytunnel/hoop-house for this winter. I thought last...

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Hoopsup

Last weekend I got the hoops in place with the connecting pvc “spines” running the length of the structure for stability. I decided to try a better venting scheme this year with exterior wooden slats...

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Artichoke? Winter?

We’ve had a few nights in the low to mid 20s here lately and my hoop-house artichoke seems to be doing quite well. I have kept it covered with light spun row cover and planted two 55 gallon water...

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Still Winter

Yes, it is still winter here in north Georgia. It was in the lower 20s the night before last, then sleet and cold rain arrived and sputtered on us for the entire grey cold day. We decided a big batch...

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Artichoke Check In

For a change, I was home this evening in time to do a walk through while it was still fairly light. Time to check in on the artichoke in the hoophouse and see how it handled the hard freezes last week....

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I almost choked

I ran home at lunch because I had forgotten to vent the hoophouse this morning and it had become a warm sunny February day. My sunglasses eventually de-fogged after I managed to open up and vent the...

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A Month Off

A lot going off in life + not a lot going on in the garden = A month off from this blog. Basically all I’ve been doing back there is slowly reclaiming the garden from the dry remnants of summer’s...

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The Thaw

I’m happy to report this morning that the second edition of “Winters we aren’t supposed to have in Georgia” is almost over. Let’s hope there isn’t a third edition.

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I almost choked

I ran home at lunch because I had forgotten to vent the hoophouse this morning and it had become a warm sunny February day. My sunglasses eventually de-fogged after I managed to open up and vent the...

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