Author Archives: Marisa

Growing Melons in a Poly Tunnel

I’ve never had great success growing melons.  Sam was the first person to grow an actual watermelon here.  From a seed that was in a piece of melon from the grocery store.  He was excited about it and asked if … Continue reading

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Organizing Made Simple

I am a pro at putting things in safe places.  So safe in fact that they will never be found again.  I am also a pro at putting things that do not make sense being grouped together, together.  I also … Continue reading

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Adding A Wooden Door to a Tpost

Bill built two of these doors for our original garden after the store bought ones fell apart.  They are heavy duty and are holding up really well.

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Week 2 of Garden Expansion

Tomorrow will either be week 2 or week 3 I’ve lost track of time.  The greenhouse is starting to empty out.  All of the squash, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, most of the celery, most of the peppers, all but … Continue reading

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Progress On The Garden Expansion

The landscape fabric came on Friday!  Bill had already chopped, mowed, and cleaned up the area to prepare it for putting fabric down.  We found 3 tposts and a holiday weekend was in front of us.  Thankfully the rain had … Continue reading

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Growing Corn in the Basement

My mom used to say, “Your ears are so dirty you could grow corn in them.”  Telling you that I’m growing corn in our basement seems like an admission that I am a terrible housekeeper.  Let’s not talk about that, … Continue reading

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An Almost Battery Tragedy

Why do bad things happen to good people?  Have you ever asked that question?  Have you ever heard someone else ask that question?  Maybe the answer is, to stop worse things from happening.

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The Little Greenhouse That Could

My initial dream for the small greenhouse was to extend the growing season for my herbs and jump start them earlier the next year.  She did just that and now she is doing so much more.

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Upgraded Ceiling Tiles

This is what the bedroom ceiling looked like before the upgrade.  This is a basement bedroom.  Nothing fancy, boring, typical office building cubicle style esthetics. Initially when we bought the house the wall where the picture hangs was not there … Continue reading

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Trader Buck Saga Update

Trader Buck’s, for us here at the Logansport location, has been the gift that just keeps on giving.  Maybe other have had different experiences.  This post describes what our experience with having a booth with them has been.

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