garden. – two sweet petunias

the story of some gals and their garden.

what happens when an environmental scientist turned science teacher, a closet photographer, a moonlighting creative, someone with an insatiable penchant for green vegetables and a rogue ex-corporate world traveller start a garden? your guess is as good as ours.

Day 101: State Fair Bound…Next Year?

August 28, 2018 By Marian
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Looking at our garden on Day 101 it's rather apparent to see that we don’t have the knack of growing blue-ribbon fruits or vegetables worthy of entry at our own Minnesota...

Day 62: BIG Things and {little} Things

July 20, 2018 By Marian
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Some very BIG and some very little things are happening simultaneously in our garden! How can that be you ask? Read on, we'll explain (and show you) what we mean... I love...

Day 53: Thinking Outside the Box

July 11, 2018 By Christine
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Our plants are starting to "think" (or rather grow) outside the box — literally! In hindsight, having more than one sprawling plant in the eco garden was a mistake. Our sprawlers...

Day 40: Beans & Greens

June 28, 2018 By Christine
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There's so much green happening in our garden! Green beans, green peppers, (green) broccoli! There is also a fair number of tomatoes, most of which are green but will be ripening...

The Many Uses for Basil

June 22, 2018 By Christine
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My sister has spent a lot of time working on farms throughout the world, and has developed quite the culinary green-thumb. As such, she was the logical "go to" for my...

Day 32: Getting Cozy

June 20, 2018 By Christine
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I talked before about the plants getting "cozy" with each other. This week it's like venturing into the jungle! Everyone is growing like mad, but despite the close quarters, all are...

One of the most amazing phenomena of the garden is that it is simultaneously hearty and delicate. Let me elaborate. First, let's talk about two aspects of heartiness: space and resources. Our garden's...

Day 16: Growing Gains

June 4, 2018 By Marian
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I would never get this excited about two of the smallest broccoli spears I’ve ever seen if I were examining them at the local farmers market or grocery store, but in...

Day 7: Real Sprouts!

May 26, 2018 By Christine
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We have REAL SPROUTS! Our pea plants which we planted from seed have sprouted! Emphasis on FROM SEED, and a reminder that this is day 7, that is amazing! I was skeptical...

Planting the Herb Box

May 23, 2018 By Christine
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We got a second container along with our Eco Garden. It's a smaller square container, and not as deep. It still has the same Air Gap technology as the garden, but...

Day 4: Looking Green

May 23, 2018 By Christine
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Quick update! The garden is looking so green and healthy. We had a sprout in the area where we planted the peas (from seed), but it turned out to be a false...

Day 1: Planting the Garden

May 20, 2018 By Christine
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We set up the garden Friday and needed to let the soil settle for a few days before planting. This meant we’d have to wait until Sunday to plant, which gave...

Day 0: Garden Setup

May 18, 2018 By Christine
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Our garden was delivered today and we wasted no time getting all set up! Honestly, setting up the garden was so easy it felt a little like cheating. Aside from choosing a...

Genesis of the Garden

May 15, 2018 By Christine
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We bought a garden. Yes, that is a play on “We Bought a Zoo” and I realize it doesn’t have quite the same effect. What I should really say is “We bought...