Vegetables

On Saturday my dad and my step-mom came over to help me weed the vegetable garden.  The weeds were getting out of control and the job was getting to be way too much of me and my belly to get done ourselves.  I’ve finally learned one of the rules of pregnancy: It’s okay to...
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As I sit in my living room this early morning drinking my coffee, I can see the vegetable patch out the back windows of our house.  One of the most prominent features of the garden right now are the brightly coloured blooms on the zucchini plants. I always grow zucchini in my garden as I...
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A Senior Engineer/Scientist/Tech Officer for Ontario Power Generation recently sent out a call for participants in what I think is a very cool program: Do You Grow Fruits, Vegetables or Use Well Water? If you live within 10 km of the Darlington or Pickering sites and grow fruits, vegetables or use well water as a drinking...
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The first time I really got down into the dirt to do some planting this season, I realized that gardening while pregnant was going to be a bit of a challenge. I have all of these nerves and muscles and ligaments that I’m not used to having to consider, and I found that...
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Last summer a local resident of my town responded to an ad I placed on Freecycle looking for a rhubarb cutting.  This year the plant is doing spectacularly, and although I didn’t harvest any rhubarb this season, the dramatic plant is a welcome addition to my vegetable garden. Something unexpected has happened, however: the plant...
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