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| Quince |
Before the deer have a chance to ravage any plants growing outside the ten foot garden fence.
Before the hungry gophers gnaw down the juicy stalks and roots of trees and vegetables.
Before the chomping bugs decimate the grape leaves.
Before tomato hornworms.
Before wildfires.
Before summer.
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| Plum |
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| Nectarine |
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| Apple |
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| Potato |
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| Boysenberry |
Every year starts with such hope of fruitfulness. In the four months that constitute our summer, a lot is lost. But every year I'm once again ready to do it all over again.
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| Olive |
Gardeners are, at heart, eternal optimists.
Amazing how much farther along your growing season is there than here. We are still having sporadic frost. The fruit on our trees is just starting to form. The raised beds in our garden sit waiting for final amending and planting. But when our true growing season starts, it begins with a bang and we had better be ready - every day counts!
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