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Dang! I was hoping to put them both in a container and let them duke it out to see who wins total pot domination.
Commented Apr 3, 2012 on It's come to this? Partisan Plants? at Garden Rant
It's come to this? Partisan Plants?
From Ball Publishing's Acres Online we received the following press release. Fox, MSNBC Launch Political Plant Brands Late-breaking news from Spring Trials … Two new plant brands are coming onto the market, and both are aimed at capitalizing on the coming political season. In its first-ever fo...
I would love to have a worm bin, since I don't have the space for a traditional compost pile.
Commented Mar 21, 2012 on Worms: A Love Affair at Garden Rant
Worms: A Love Affair
So several years ago, I wrote this book about worms. There were no such books on worms at the time--in other words, there was no sort of narrative natural history that told the story of worms and earthworm science and the role that worms have played in ecology and agriculture and human civili...
Yep, they would definitely have an odor alright. And hopefully they wouldn't drip blood on the counter.
Commented Feb 18, 2012 on Oh darn—too late for valentine's Day at Garden Rant
Oh darn—too late for valentine's Day
This beef bouquet, as with much of the botanical-related weirdness I find on the interwebs, comes courtesy of Neatorama.com (first sighting) and hungeree.com (original). Joking aside, these flowers are better value and much more useful (if you're a carnivore) than the sadly short-lived and n...
His yard is amazing, but as a lazy gardener imaging the maintenance required makes me shudder. But he obviously enjoys it!
Commented Dec 15, 2011 on A Chance to See "A Man Named Pearl" on Sunday at Garden Rant
A Chance to See "A Man Named Pearl" on Sunday
Susan has written about this movie before, here and here. Now the folks at Oprah's OWN network have contacted us to share a trailer and let us know that it will be airing on Sunday. Check it out: Watch the Trailer for A Man Named Pearl That pretty much says it all. It's airing on Sunday dur...
I really want to support local farmers. I really do. I wish I could afford to buy all my produce, eggs, milk and meat from them. But with a family of six decisions have to be made. I'll buy tomatoes from the farmer's market, but I can't justify paying $2.59/lb for local peaches when the ones in the store are 99 cents/lb.
Commented Aug 31, 2011 on Farmers Markets and the Etsy Problem at Garden Rant
Farmers Markets and the Etsy Problem
A few years ago, shortly after we'd bought our bookstore, I was put in charge (or rather, I put myself in charge) of finding interesting, handmade, book-related gifts we could sell in our shop at Christmas. We were thinking of letterpress cards, handmade journals, old books repurposed as ...
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