The Ridiculous Redhead
July 3, 2012
Garden, Recipes
gardening, how to roast beets, how to trim beets, roasted beet & goat cheese salad
Every time I mention that I have planted beets I always get asked why. After they call me weird, they make the face that looks like they ate a lemon and is the international sign for “Yuck!” This is my…
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The Ridiculous Redhead
June 21, 2012
Garden, Green Ideas
cucumber frame, gardening, growing basil, growing beets, growing peppers, growing strawberries, growing tomatoes, organic gardening
The weather around here has been crazy. It rains for a week straight then its sunny but in the 50s. I went from a fleece at night three days ago to the middle of a 100 degree heat wave today.…
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The Ridiculous Redhead
June 11, 2012
Garden, Green Ideas
gardening, pepper stakes, planting peppers
Now that the garden is really starting to get going there isn’t a lot to do. The plants pretty much know what they’re doing on their own. A little water and weeding is all I have to do for the…
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The Ridiculous Redhead
May 22, 2012
Garden, Green Ideas
growing arugula, growing lettuce, growing spinach, starwberries
Everything is starting to really grow around here. I think we have been transplanted to Seattle like we are in the new NBC Wednesday night drama. It feels like it has been raining for months. Granted it was beautiful and…
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The Ridiculous Redhead
May 7, 2012
Garden, Green Ideas
cucumber frame, cucumber trellis, frame DIY
So as mentioned yesterday, I built a frame/trellis thing to keep the cucumbers from growing everywhere and taking over everything. There are so many different options from cheap DIY to crazy expensive. Here is an article that gives a…
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The Ridiculous Redhead
May 7, 2012
Garden, Green Ideas
cucumber frame, organic gardening, planting seeds
It’s a big day around here! The gardens have been planted and the seedlings have moved outside to their new homes. Just like high school, there are cliques or groups that stick together. Some plants do not want to sit…
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The Ridiculous Redhead
May 3, 2012
Garden, Green Ideas
gardening, planting potatoes
I read an article awhile back about how you could grow lots of potatoes in a small space by going vertical in a box. I thought, “I like potatoes. I should try it out.” The basic idea is to plant…
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