Archive for June, 2012

Kaye Grows Carrots from Seed – Episode 9

Kaye Grows Carrots from Seed – Episode 9

| June 5, 2012 | 2 Replies

Kaye grows carrots from seed. Watch Kaye harvest her first carrots and plant more carrot seed, with help from neighbors Sophia, Ashley, Courtney and Brooke. View here or high resolution on Youtube. Thanks for watching! – Kaye

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A Rose by What Name?

A Rose by What Name?

| June 4, 2012 | 7 Replies

For 10 years, I had the pleasure of living beside Mr. Werner Gerber, who was the second person to buy property and build a house on our block in Pacific Palisades, California. He bought the property next to ours for $150 in 1939, but couldn’t afford to build the house and move in till 1941. […]

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Morning Garden Findings

Morning Garden Findings

| June 2, 2012 | 4 Replies

I decided to dig up a few more potatoes from the pot I planted March 16, in “Rainy Day in the Garden,” Episode 4 of “Late Bloomer.” The purple ones, though, looked like they had the measles! They were covered in little bumps. Did I leave them in too long? And the skin just peeled […]

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Does This Make Me a Homesteader?

Does This Make Me a Homesteader?

| June 1, 2012 | 5 Replies

I was so excited to put up a clothesline across my driveway a few months ago. Does this make me a homesteader? It only holds one load, so probably not. I need a couple more lines. Well, what about growing my own vegetables? That’s sweet potatoes growing in that pot. And this was yesterday’s haul, […]

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