tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238824222007-08-06T15:00:41.268-04:00HannaBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23882422.post-5679193357120914522007-08-02T17:36:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:31:09.653-04:00

You know, the first time I remember seeing a nasturtium, I thought that there was something awfully shady about that character. Maybe it was the flashy orange blossom (though I hear she will dress in yellow or red too) or those platter shaped leaves (I mean honestly, what flower looks like that) or maybe it was her all to cozy and none to healthy relationship with aphids, but I knew that little

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Part of Hanna's Tomato Tastings 2007 Say what you will about the French , they do one thing really well and that is food. So when I saw that this was a French Beefsteak... well... how could I go wrong? The description from the company I bought it from reads: A French beefsteak heirloom that produces heavy quantities of huge (1-2 lb.), red, blemish-free fruits that have intense, balanced

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Part of Hanna's Tomato Tastings 2007 I can't remember what prompted me to buy these. It could have been the word 'Endangered' in the description. At first, I was a bit dismayed at how many cherry tomatoes I inadvertently planted in my garden. Most of it came from the fact that the surviving plants from my soil disaster were cherry tomato plants. But after I thought about it, I figured this was

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Tonight my little sis called me from her humble abode, a double wide trailer in the middle of the desert. Now before you go all getting images about my sister in her trailer, I need to tell you that She lives in CaliforniaShe works as an engineer for NASAShe lives near an airstrip (refer back to reason 2 for why this would matter)She could not give a hoot what anybody thinks about her living in a

Hannatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23882422.post-83178179577681453852007-07-28T00:26:00.000-04:002007-07-29T11:39:19.989-04:00

I don't think that I have ever actualy participated in an honest to goodness meme on his blog. But Adekun tagged me, so I think I will take part. This is the Seven Random Things Meme. I list 7 things about me and then tag seven other garden blogs to do the same. Here we go: The very first thing I remember growing in a garden is green beans. My first garden that belonged to me (and not my

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One of the prettier weeds that grow in my yard is purslane. Chances are, no matter where you live in the world, you probably have some form of purslane growing in your yard. The stuff will grow in just about any condition on the planet. Actually, I think there was rumours that Neil Armstrong found some on the moon as well. All in all, purslane is not an unattractive plant. It makes a very nice

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Tonight I was going to do another tomato tasting on a God's Love tomato. Just yesterday, there was one hanging on the vine just as red and tasty looking as you please. This morning, when I wandered out to grab that tomato *ACK!* the tomato was gone. Also lifted from my garden was half my Malabar spinach plants and half of a habanero pepper plant (I hope they are still drinking out of a creek

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Every year I plant cucumbers. I plant cucumbers because I want to eat cucumbers. In case you haven't noticed, cucumbers are damn expensive in the store. Unfortunately, despite the fact that I really, really want to grow and eventually eat cucumbers, I have a problem. Cucumber plants hate me. And not in a nice way either. They can't just drop over dead like normal plants do. No, they have to

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Part of Hanna's Tomato Tastings 2007 I got this one on an etymological whim. Isis is an Egyptian goddess, regarded by many as the greatest goddess of all time. She is the connection between man and god. So it peaked my interest to try a tomato that someone thought was good enough to be regarded as her personal stash of M&M's. The description from the company I bought it from reads: Gorgeous

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Part of Hanna's Tomato Tastings 2007 This was one of the "Oh My God I killed almost everything" plants that I bought on eBay. I bought it based purely on the name. Golden Pearl sounded like it could be interesting. The description from the company I bought it from reads: Tiny golden pea size cherries grow in clusters and are so sweet and fruity. Super salad topper. Indeterminate, 60 days. The

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The time of year has arrived. I finally have a few tomatoes ripening in the garden. One thing I can see is that even though I feel like my tomatoes are ripening later this year, by the reckoning of the blog, my tomatoes are ripening a few weeks earlier. Tomatoes ripening means that it is time for tomato tastings. Over the next several weeks I will cover my opinions on the tomatoes in my garden.

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Image by Adrienne KingWhen I was in college, I was required to take a class my freshman year that focused on various -isms that we have here in the US. Of course, the big one is racism. The teacher was a brilliant female (and black) physiologist (whose name unfortunately escapes me), but she presented a class that opened my eyes in a way no other had. She did not harp on racism as most people

Hannatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23882422.post-70920283291839514592007-07-11T20:45:00.000-04:002007-07-11T20:56:53.043-04:00

A little over a year ago, I posted my now infamous Flower Quiz. What started out as a fun little thing for my fun and pleasure turned into a URL that went round the world. I have watched that URL bounce around the net like a caffinated child, and with it came lots of people to this blog. Recently, I had a request from one of those visitors as to posting the various types of flowers you could

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For all of you English language die hards who refused to use the word "hardscape" due to the fact that it wasn't a real word, you can now relax your panties and use the word with abandon. The Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has officially added the word to its pages. No more do gardening show hosts and prolific garden writers need to be sneered at by the literary elite. Landscape

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That will be the one ball in the side bed pocket and the eight ball in the corner pocket for the game. Rack 'em up, and let's play again. I can not resist a novelty plant. I really, really can't. You give me a bizarre story or just a bizarre looking plant and my wallet is in my hand before you can say "Master Card or Visa". To be perfectly honest, most of the time, novelty plants don't live

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Zen - The practice of meditating to achieve enlightenment. (Or something like that) When I weed, I find my Zen. Normally the issues that are on my mind RIGHT NOW fall away and I just am. This is a rare moment in my life as a wife, mother, breadwinner and household with a working phone (damn telemarketers). People normally demand that I pay attention to them which leaves very precious time for

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When I was offered this pretty little plant, I thought, "Aw, it is so cute." Little white flags waving over a sea of green. Little did I realize that those flags were actually white flags of surrender from the other plants in the garden. "Help, us. Help, Us. It is taking over." There is no denying that Gooseneck Loosestrife is a stunning plant. When grown in drifts, it can bring life to a

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Ugh. Ugh. Double Ugh. Damn tomatoes. Damn Green Tomatoes. I was certain when little baby tomatoes started popping up all over the place (weeks and weeks ago) that I would be in the tomatoes in no time. Obviously the Midwestern Gods of "Thou Shalt Not Be Proud (or Bragging or Say Naner-naner-boo-boo)" read my post on having baby tomatoes and have seen fit to punish me by providing me with

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Tonight the moon is large and round and shows not the slightest sign of any strawberrieness. Apparently no one sent the memo to the moon that it is suppose to be the Strawberry Moon this month. The Strawberry Moon is thus named because of the fact that this is the month that strawberries are harvested. Practicality in naming conventions once again abounds in the world of nature. All the full

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I read many books about food this vacation. It all kind of ties into my obsession with gardening. I think the whole reason I started gardening again (after suffering through dreaded chores in my mother's garden) was because I simply was too poor in college to afford fresh herbs and unusual vegetables. I think the idea of really good food drives many people to garden. But back on topic. Lot's of

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Never mind that you spent the past 8 hours shuttling around in various planes, buses and cars. Never mind that you just went through customs and lied about the fact that you were most certainly not bringing vegetation of any kind back into the US (it was just a stick, a little stick and I hope it will root and yes we all ready have them here but its the principle of the thing). Never mind that

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How come we don't live in the ocean yet? When I was growing up (which wasn't so very long ago but longer than I like), I was told, repeated by reliable sources like Omni Magazine and the Sci-Fi network of writers, that by this time we would be living in two new environments. One was space and the other was under water in the ocean. Okay, so we didn't make it into space yet and NASA says we are

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On the resort there is a particular plant that grows seemingly everywhere. This plant is so ubiquitous that the darn thing is even rendered in bronze and displayed proudly behind the front lobby desk. The landscapers seem to use it willy-nilly where ever they have need of a particular size plant. Sometimes it is a tree. Sometimes it is a shrub. Sometimes a hedge. Sometimes a scrawny stick of a

Hannatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23882422.post-32501205719393563862007-06-19T15:11:00.000-04:002007-06-19T15:25:21.693-04:00

When I said that this resort could cater to your every need, I certainly didn’t think that this would include providing a vacation garden. To the right is a picture of the view right outside my room. I can step out on the patio and *voila*, I have a small garden. I think later today I may do a little weeding. Not surprisingly, my vacation garden consists of several plants that, at home, reside

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Leaving Cleveland Airport Arriving Punta Cana, DR Here I am on my first sunny fun filled day in the Dominican Republic. We are staying in an all inclusive resort due to the fact that my sister-in-law is getting married and my husband's family never stays anywhere but all inclusive resorts. To tell the very honest truth, this style of vacation is not my style at all. Give me a back pack and $20

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