Author Archives: JonesGardenBlog

Soil Planning for the Garden Expansion

Posted on July 29, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

As I’m planning for my garden expansion and calling around, emailing, googling and trying to get my hands on all of my available options for wood and soil, I’ve come up with the following dirt scenario. I don’t have a … Continue reading →

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Rise of the MELONS!!!

Posted on July 25, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

These are just a couple random watermelon pictures because, number one, they are my favorite thing in the garden right now, and two, after giving up over a dozen melons they are making a resurgence and producing more.  I love … Continue reading →

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I messed up on the tomatillos

Posted on July 24, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

The beauty about gardening is that every season is a learning experience.  I’ve been trying to keep better notes than I have in the past so that my gardening knowledge can grow more intentionally. In my current log (which is … Continue reading →

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Garden Expansion

Posted on July 23, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

In order to capitalize on the extended AZ growing season I’m planning a garden expansion.  Good times! The problem that I have in the winter is light.  The backyard faces north and so light is limited, especially in December.  What … Continue reading →

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Save Those Seeds

Posted on July 22, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

I’ve been gone for a couple of days for some very WET camping, but I’m back and wanted to do a quick video on selecting the right fruit for seed saving.

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