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11/03/2026

La Gran Comparsa 2026
Día de los Mu***os

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10/19/2026

My basil in a vase is going on 2 months now!

Here’s what I did:

1. Never store basil in the fridge. Basil does not like it cold! It will brown when temperatures fall to the 40s.

2. Cut the stems for better water absorption.

3. Place the stems in a jar of water. Remove any leaves that are submerged.

4. Replace the water every couple of days.

You can also use this trick to keep basil you buy from the grocery store fresh!

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10/13/2026

Sun & shade changes throughout the season so it is important to observe how the sun behaves in your growing space.   These beds in my yard get less than 6 hours of sun in the peak of summer but more than 8 hours in the spring when trees are without leaves.

Knowing this helps me maximize the amount of food I can get out of this space. The summer squash I grow here produces a small amount of fruits but the lettuce grows very vigorously!

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10/06/2026

When it comes to food preservation, do what works for you and your family! You don’t need to do it all.   Over time, we learn what works for us. One year, we had about 20 quarts of pickles that never got eaten. So this year, I grew just one cucumber plant and ate most fresh!   Other preservation tricks that work best for our family:

❄️ Freezing is preferred to canning. It maintains a higher level of nutrition and it’s less time consuming!

🥫I only do water bath canning. No pressure canning for me.

🧅I prefer to grow a lot of crops that have a longer storage life: onions, potatoes, winter squash, beets, and carrots!

I’m curious to know what works for you! Let me know in the comments!

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09/30/2026

Direct Seed: To plant seeds directly in the soil of the garden. Where you plant the seeds is where they will stay to grow and mature until harvest.

Transplant: To plant already developed plants from one area (usually a small pot) to another.

Knowing what plants to direct seed versus transplant will help you expand how much you are able to grow in your area.

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09/23/2026

I thought this clip was worth sharing and I did not want to give anymore of my time or energy to it.

Posting can be so exhausting for me! That's because I spend time editing and trying to make it perfect. I'm mostly concerned about delivering clear and effective content. Sometimes I don't like the way I look but that never stops me from posting, if it did, I would never post!

The good stuff you see on here comes from my amazing social media manager. She encourages me to post inbetween her posts and reminds me that people appreciate and follow authenticity. She really believes in me and who I am. She says I dont need to take all this time editing and making it perfect.

So here you go!

09/22/2026

Here are three seeds I recommend you plant this fall for safe and healthy salads in just

But first, comment SALAD to learn more about fall gardening  1. Mesclun Mix
2. Ovation Greens
3. Spinach

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09/14/2026

When is the last day to plant these seeds?

Find your first frost date.  Then, subtract the days to harvest from that first frost date.   Days to Harvest:  Carrots: 70 days Beets: 50 days
Turnips: 40 days
Radishes: 28 days
Lettuce: 21 days
Spinach: 21 days

For example, the average first frost date in Atlanta, GA is 11/3. If I want to plant turnips, I need to by Thursday, September 24.   Days to harvest are not exact and reflect ideal growing conditions like 6-8 hours of sunlight daily!

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