Author Archives: JonesGardenBlog

The Total on the Watermelons for the Season

Posted on October 8, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

I’ve mentioned it before, but most things in the garden feel like an experiment.  The only thing this season that felt like a sure thing was the watermelons.  I’ve had a couple of years of experience with this particular melon … Continue reading →

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Getting Fired Up

Posted on October 7, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

I slept in Saturday.  That doesn’t happen often, but it happened Saturday, and it was a great thing!  I finally dragged myself out of bed and felt so good I got to work right away.  Took care of the chickens, … Continue reading →

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Onions and a Weekend of Busy

Posted on October 4, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

When we were planting seeds a couple of weeks ago my son commented that the onion seeds were small and they looked like chunks of charcoal.  They were and they did. The last time I tried to grow onions I … Continue reading →

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Remember I’m a bit obsessed with sprouting seeds.  When I see the different bits of green beginning to grow I get all excited.  So you get… pictures! Let me preface this post by saying that I am not a photographer. … Continue reading →

Posted on October 3, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog | Leave a comment

The Garden Expansion (with pictures)

Posted on October 2, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

I down graded the garden expansion to just the four raised beds.  As you may recall I had originally planned to add two wall units as well, but the four raised beds gave the most bang for the buck and … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, intensive gardening, square foot gardening | 13 Comments