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Nurturing Soil: Getting The Most Of A Summer Hour

Posted on August 9, 2015January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Caring for soil is easier to do than micro-managing the whole garden. Here is how I spend an hour in the heat of summer to get the soil ready for fall planting.

Posted in GardeningTagged Compost, Gardening, Keyhole garden, Making compost, Organic waste, Recycling, Soil, Summer, Tomatoes, Top Posts, Trash reduction19 Comments

Crazy, Busy Life

Posted on May 2, 2015January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Too much going on for a post, so I'm cramming a few photos into a journal of sorts. Better reading, methinks!

Posted in Animals, Birds, Nature, ReptilesTagged Alligator, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Bobcat, Coyote, Crested Caracara, Eastern Bluebird, Five-lined Skink, Green Anole, Predator, Red-eared Slider, Tomatoes, Top Posts, Turkey Vulture17 Comments

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