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THE DIRT: THE REAL DIRT ON GARDENING FROM A MASTER GARDENER IN MOORHEAD, MINNESOTAHopeful for the weekend
I have high hopes for getting some gardening done this weekend, and it looks like the weather might just be perfect (knock on wood). I have LOTS of dandelions to dig out (I just hate those buggers) a...
5/11/12 at 8:04 AM Garden day booty 4/18/12 at 7:39 AM
A beautiful day 4/16/12 at 7:21 AM
WHILE YOU WEREHomegrown Day 3: Power trios, Booms and Big Bands
I'm going to use the word "adorable" here and I don't mean it in a condescending chin-chuck, pat on the head way. On Tuesday night something truly wonderful happened at Teatro Zuccone and it was ador...
5/2/12 at 12:37 PM
PEACE GARDEN MAMAwriting wednesdsays: map lovers unite
Hello. My name is Roxane Salonen, and I love maps. It hasn't always been this way though. I used to detest them. Find out what changed on Peace Garden Writer today! (Um, yes, you with the coffee m...
4/18/12 at 12:01 AM i'll be back for breakfast! 2/24/12 at 11:58 PM
writing wednesdays: toes immersed 2/22/12 at 1:00 AM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING!Plant Imperilled
B.G. doesn't know it, but he is in mortal peril right now. My aloe plant, B.G., is sitting there in his gorgeous blue-and-violet pot, surrounded by his three beautiful children (the youngest is proba...
4/6/12 at 9:00 PM Wild Times at the Roof Garden 10/19/09 at 7:57 AM
MIDDLE AGED PLAGUEDirty Talk, or, Compost Conversation
You know, if you limit your conversation to non-controversial topics, you'll never talk at all. And considering that these days people get pretty sensitive about a wide variety of subject matter -- no...
3/22/12 at 3:03 PM
MOMSTARRECIPE: Tomato and Avocado Salsa
Did somebody say, "Olive Garden"? Whoa, Marilyn! How did that happen?! You go about your daily routine for decades without any special attention, then pow! Suddenly you're "viral"! You go girl! What...
3/12/12 at 6:57 PM Snow Blows: Concrete Care for Winter 1/18/11 at 3:59 PM
NDSU EXTENSION SERVICEPerennial Plant of 2012 Named
The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) has named Brunner macrophylla Jack Frost the 2012 Perennial plant of the year. Known by many common names Siberian bugloss, brunnera, heartleaf brunnera, and fal...
2/20/12 at 9:23 AM Prairie Fare: Give brussels sprouts a chance 10/29/10 at 11:24 AM
ARLENE COCO'S PRAIRIE KITCHEN Local Chefs Cooking For A Good Cause
Mark your calendars for February 29, The Duluth Community Garden will have fundraiser THE ART OF LOCAL FOOD featuring local chefs cooking up a 5 course plated dinner at the historic Depot Great Hall. ...
2/20/12 at 8:14 AM
SLOWINGTHERACINGMINDThe Goose is Loose!
I just spent three fabulous days with a group of educators at a conference in Rochester, MN. It is my favorite conference each year because it is inspiring, challenging, and often just plain fun. I ...
2/18/12 at 6:30 AM
REGGIE TALESRandom Thursday
*I haven't been inside a movie theater in a couple of months. That is about to change. "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" and "The Descendants" are on my must-see list. *Patti in Rochester, MN rep...
2/2/12 at 12:01 PM Olive Garden Rumor May Be True 11/14/11 at 11:02 AM
Olive Garden 1/19/11 at 12:04 PM
THE BRIDGEHUNTER'S CHRONICLESBUGA- The German Garden and Horticulture Show 2011: Koblenz and the city's bridges
(Continued from an article written by its sister column the Flensburg Files. Link: http://flensburgerfiles.areavoices.com/2011/10/27/buga-the-german-garden-and-horticulture-show-2011-koblenz/) Whil...
10/28/11 at 5:22 AM
THE FLENSBURG FILES: TRAVELS AND EXPERIENCES GATHERED OF A FORMER MINNESOTANBUGA- The German Garden and Horticulture Show 2011: Koblenz
(Written as a co-column with sister column The Bridgehunters Chronicles) People take pride in gardening, a pastime where they plant whatever they want, make their houses and apartments attractive e...
10/27/11 at 7:58 AM
THE NEW FORTYJust point me toward the beer garden...
I have long believed that I wouldhave excelled as abar server. You know the kind that wears a cute outfit and knows all the patrons by name - that is soooo me. Well, itcould've been me, but I haven't ...
10/20/11 at 7:05 AM The earth laughs in flowers... 8/4/11 at 11:55 AM
On an up note... 8/1/11 at 6:37 PM
FARMBLEATBlack thumb, green thumb
Nearly six months ago, during the Womens Expo in Worthington, I received a little flower pot and a packet of Forget-Me-Not seeds from the fine folks working the Southwest Minnesota Radiation Centers b...
9/18/11 at 6:36 PM The tulips are coming 4/7/10 at 5:04 AM
DIRTY LAUNDRYStripping down and cooking up
With the recent freeze warning threatening my harvest, I stripped my garden Wednesday night, pulling all the cucumbers and peppers from their plants. My good buddy Karen had stopped at my house earlie...
9/16/11 at 4:22 AM Garden enthusiasm 8/1/11 at 12:26 PM
How does my garden grow? Despite me, apparently 7/12/10 at 11:56 AM
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