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Hot weather and me: Hot weather and my dog

I’m not a sun bunny, not at all. I don’t venture out between 10 and 4, so today (85 degrees outside) I ventured out at 4:30 (pm) to transplant some zinnias, dig a deep hole, and transplant a blueberry plant. Hardly what I would call hard labor. It took me less than an hour, andContinue reading “Hot weather and me: Hot weather and my dog”

WHAT I LEARNED FROM THE CHIVES ON MY BALCONY

Six years ago, I moved from a house in suburban Montclair into an 18th floor apartment in urban Hoboken. As a reminder of the garden I was giving up, I brought with me a nondescript chive plant in a cheap orange pot which was reminiscent of clay but was only plastic. I stuck it outContinue reading “WHAT I LEARNED FROM THE CHIVES ON MY BALCONY”