On this page the following entries were made in the “August, 2008” time-frame.
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Sailing
Last weekend we headed out to Scott Flat Lake in Nevada County. It’s just a short drive and we were able to take out our new sail boat for one of it’s first sails. While the lake is usually filled with campers the lake itself is never too crowded. It also gets a good amount [...]
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New Dahlias
I had bought this Dahlias bulb last winter at the Grocery Outlet. Like their food the plants and bulbs are cheap but have a questionable life span. This is the start of one of it’s first flowers. I just love the contrasting purple and white.
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UPDATE: Lemon Cucumber
Thanks to everyone who offered advice on my lemon cucumber. I decided to pick the lemon cucumber Sunday. It was still green but it had just started to turn yellow. The little thorns brushed off with ease. We peeled it, sliced it, and put it in a tomato salad. It tasted very similar to a [...]
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Gardeners Challenge Summer Winner’s Addition
Despite the odd fluctuating weather patterns, we have had success with the majority of our vegetables. I think I attribute a lot of our good luck to a good irrigation system, no pesticides, and the discovery of worm castings as fertilizer. We created a drip irrigation system which runs on a timer which allows for [...]
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