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Christmas wreaths are up (Thank you, Pam)! It must be near the end of the gardening season!
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The garden, if not at rest, then at least, slowing down for the winter months . . . a small crew will continue to harvest and donate to Plant-A-Row .. .
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Dianthus are much hardier than they seem -- and perennial so we'll enjoy for years . . .
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Our love affair with the collards. We have over 224 collard plants in the garden and that's not counting the nursery beds!
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Sugar snap blossoms at different stages of maturity. My theory is that they begin with bright pink-red color and then darken to a blue-purple before they evolve into a pod. A purple pod for the Magnolia sugar snaps!
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Close-up of sugar snap blooms at different stages of maturity. The one on the right will soon become a purple pea pod.
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Jerusalem artichok or sun chokes growing in the hillside garden. Great for growing on clay slope.
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So these Jerusalem artichokes are not as large as the ones Cullen's granmother grew -- softball size . . .
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Comfrey will survive the winter just fine. Deep roots soften the hard clay soil and giant leaves can add nitrogen to soil to be used by other plants.
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Cullen is all ears when it comes to reducing the chipmunk population. These castor bean leaves are from plants he's grown for the beans/seeds that chipmunks can't resist -- and can't survive.
