Sunday, February 20, 2011
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- Tiny Farm Blog
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© All materials on this site are protected by US copyright and may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without my permission. Please include a link to this site for all noncommercial uses.Garden web sites
Plants & seeds
- Johnny's Selected Seeds
- Sand Hill Preservation Center
- Seeds of Change
- Seed Savers Exchange
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
- Bountiful Gardens
- Synergy Seeds
- The Garlic Store
- White Flower Farm
- The Cook's Garden
- Burpee
- Cornell Extension site that rates vegetable varieties
- McClure & Zimmerman: common, rare & heirloom flowerbulbs & plants
massachusetts gardening
really local farms & gardening
- Belmont Farmer's Market
- Massachusetts farmer's markets
- Waltham Fields Farm
- history of Rock Meadow, Belmont MA
- more Rock Meadow information
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Skippy's vegetable garden highlights
photos of my garden
2006
2007
- This is Skippy's Vegetable Garden photographed from an upstairs window. Dates of the photos are (from top): May 11 2006, June 30 2006, July 30 2006, September 14 2006, November 13 2006, February 26 2007, March 11 2007, April 13 2007, May 22 2007 and July 16 2007.
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"A well planned garden
bathed in rain and sun.
A faithful laborer...
and the harvest shall come."
...Nancy Simms Taylor
- You can email me at kathy@skippysgarden.com
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11 Comments:
You've got lots of great stuff! Can't wait to see it get bigger and bigger.
February 21, 2011 10:21 AM
It's exciting, isn't it? When they thrive and stretch and grow. Your seedling flats are lovely. I'm looking forward to seeing them at maturity.
February 21, 2011 12:25 PM
I love watching my vines and flowers go over the years.
February 21, 2011 4:43 PM
quite inspiring- I haven't planted my seeds yet- now I want to :)
February 24, 2011 4:11 AM
Your off to a good start there! I have been meaning to get seeding but other stuff has been getting in the way. It is supposed to rain all weekend, but I don't care, it will give me time to get some seeding done. Roll on Saturday!
Marian (London UK)
February 24, 2011 1:22 PM
Your seedlings look great! Wish my leeks were as full as yours.
February 28, 2011 11:36 AM
Your seedling look very happy and healthy. I guess I should start my leeks. I totally forgot!
March 01, 2011 11:40 AM
Those look great! Can't wait to see them grow!
March 07, 2011 10:53 PM
I love to see people using seeds to start a garden. It's so economical and fun to watch the seedlings grow and mature. I do landscape designfor a living and often recommend this technique to my clients.
May 05, 2011 11:06 AM
Seedlings are hard to take care of. You look like you're doing great! Good job. I wish I could say mine look as good as yours!
May 24, 2011 5:34 AM
Looking good! I need to get started on my garden...I'm being lazy.
May 24, 2011 5:36 AM
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