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The Bees & The Tree

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Setting up for the Big Show

The Bees and the Tree sounds like it could be the title of a children’s book.  However,  it’s just another entry in the growing list of mini-dramas since moving to the new house last year. It all started way back in aught-nine…
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Insalata Caprese Overload – Tomatoes and Basil (and Honey!) overload

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

The spring harvest season has come and gone at the Moon family gardens, Southern division.  Due to a little diligence and a little luck (multiple inches of rain in June and July in Austin??), we managed to have a decent bounty from the garden.

Garden in Progress

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April 22nd Garden Update

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

As promised some new photos from the garden… These are from a few minutes ago, so this is how it looks now!

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April 4th Garden Update

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Garden update from  April 4th – a bit late in coming, the next one will be quicker.

We had a cold night or two (almost freezing, but not quite) that browned quite a few of the lemon basil leaves, but the tomato plants seem to be doing quite well.  The poor pepper plant seems stuck at nearly the same size as when we planted it.

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First Planting at Moon Family Farms, Southern Div.

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Coming soon from Moon Farms

After talking about it every spring for the past ten years, it’s finally happened! Yes, despite our horrible climate and soil to grow anything other than weeds and cactus, we now have a teeny tiny vegetable garden.

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