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2011

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by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011, General gardening

Wrapping Up The 2011 Gardening Year

Hello Dear Garden Loving Friends!We are at the cusp of the year, and I greet you as garden-loving, rather than gardening, since some of us -as John so wisely remarked to me- have had a few barriers to doing as much as we might have wished in the … [Read more...] about Wrapping Up The 2011 Gardening Year

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011, summer

Everything Is Late, But Coming Along

Home in Late JuneMy main endeavor this summer has been to weed, since absent from the garden so long. While taking care of the vegetable plot, which if you will remember was planted hurriedly just before leaving town, I noticed some tomato fruits. … [Read more...] about Everything Is Late, But Coming Along

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011

June 2011 Report for Flatironed Acres

Flatironed Acres is what I have decided to call this place because it looks like God took an old fashioned flatiron and smoothed it out without fold or wrinkle.Some passing thunder rumbled, but it proved an empty threat of rain. I had taken note of … [Read more...] about June 2011 Report for Flatironed Acres

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011

Florida is Beautiful-and Dry, Very Dry

From A Garden Journal, Diary of Ilona's GardenLooks like Ohio is getting everyone's rain, but saw the terrible news about the tornadoes. I can only imagine the rainforest-like conditions that await me at home. Hopefully my little tomato plants are … [Read more...] about Florida is Beautiful-and Dry, Very Dry

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011, How's the weather?

Rainiest Season Ever

Tagged With: poor conditions for plants, rainy weather, wet weather

I talked with my husband in Ohio and it is still raining, and quite cool. He heard the farmers have only a small fraction of their fields planted with the corn crop. People aren't able to keep up with the mowing either, although that is a lesser … [Read more...] about Rainiest Season Ever

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011, garden chores, How's the weather?, spring

Rural Report Spring 2011

Here in Ohio, we couldn't wait for spring to get here. We complained about the long winter and the uncommonly frequent snowfall. We fairly longed for spring, more than the usual, and sent each other encouraging reminders and photos to keep each … [Read more...] about Rural Report Spring 2011

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011, March

Soaking Wet Ground

Cold Climate Gardening's Kathy Purdy calls it The Mud Season, and it has hit Ohio with a vengeance this year. Right now in our area it is more like Pond Season which will morph into Mud Season.For mommies, that means trying to stave off the … [Read more...] about Soaking Wet Ground

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011, garden chores, How's the weather?, seed starting, Vegetable garden

Expectedly, We Re-entered Winter

I hope no one else in Ohio is disappointed, since there is no real end of winter weather here before April, and last blasts of it can happen into May. I look outside onto snow frosted fields, the upturned furrows breaking the surface are like a … [Read more...] about Expectedly, We Re-entered Winter

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011, February, Garden Stories and Memories, winter

The Night The Ice Fell

Tagged With: weather, winter

"It was a dark and stormy night"... is how my uncle jokingly started the telling of some family history as we sat in the living room, all fully aware of the storm predictions and awaiting the next sidewalk report from my husband's periodical trek to … [Read more...] about The Night The Ice Fell

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011

The Central Ohio Garden Show in Columbus

Hocking Hills Garden has a "pretty in pink" lookI notice that LonaDawn of Hocking Hills Garden has a post up announcing this years garden show. It is "scheduled for February 26 through March 6 in Columbus will be held at the Ohio Expo Center."Her … [Read more...] about The Central Ohio Garden Show in Columbus

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