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All Blog Posts Tagged 'planting' (6)

A Look at my freshly planted patch at the McRorie Community Garden

Hi to all here at Zoobird! Those sprouts you see above are in my garden now. If you garden, how's your Fall garden doing?

The community garden I am so privileged to be a part of is crazy beautiful these…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 23, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Companion Planting

Beans + corn + pumpkin (squash) = Companion Planting. It makes total sense. The corn provides a stalk for the beans to climb. The squash provides ground cover. Lots of it.

We have some very cold temps overnight here in Gainesville, FL. That makes it not a very good time to do any spring planting. But, soon, we'll return to normal and look out!… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 11, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

The Earth, Weather and the Seasons

(NOAA Image)

Claudette, the first tropical storm of the season hit the Florida panhandle today. Our garden in central Florida is a long way from the panhandle. The skies are blue and puffy white… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 17, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Home Organic Gardens ::: What to plant now?

(Pedalpalooza Permaculture Tour - checking out Home Organic Gardens in Portland, OR - photo by Michael Levin)

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Fall is approaching. How do you decide what to plant? It depends on a few things, like where you live and what you like to eat! Portland folks love home gardens. Oregon has fertile ground and lots of rain. Florida, on… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 9, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Fall Planting Full Moon

Hooray! It's a full moon tonight. And, Sh'mal tells me he's already gotten a head start on Fall planting in his garden in Seattle.

Here's what the Daikon radish looked like last year when Sh'mal first gave me his plot at McRorie Garden in Gainesville.

We collected some… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 5, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Clouds and Alignment

Let me indulge a few random thoughts. Ron is still abroad, though we haven't heard from him since his last post from Thailand, basically stranded as the airport is controlled by protesters.

The picture you see above is one I took from the shore of… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on December 6, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments