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Annual Friend or Foe Quiz
It’s quiz time, and what self-respecting gardener doesn’t love a rousing no-consequences brain tickler? Truthfully, I’m not that fond of...
John R
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Dandelions—To Be or Not To Be?
Dandelions are the scourge of the suburban lawn—or are they?
John R
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Chicago
A walk in Rosehill Cemetery amid one of nature's finest monuments—big oak trees.
John R
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Artificially Intelligent
Come to think about it, what are those things coming out of the ground?
John R
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A True and Actual Pain in the Ass
When life gives you hurts, make hurtinade.
John R
3 min read
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Last Tangle in Paradise
What to do when time is ticking away.
John R
3 min read
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Welcome to the Anti-Nut House
A soul-soothing look at a few garden bright spots.
John R
1 min read
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Sunny Side Up
Letting nature in by getting immersed in the immediate.
John R
3 min read
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The Return of Snidely Whiplash
I don't mean to complain and whine. It's just that I'm so good at it.
John R
2 min read
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More Pepper Dreams
Helpful advice for growing chilies.
John R
2 min read
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Bad Pepper! Bad, Bad Pepper!
Blossom end rot tries to crush my naive hopes for a trouble-free harvest.
John R
2 min read
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Cabbage Whites Save Summer!
They're happy little butterflies, but maybe they have a dark side?
John R
2 min read
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Swamp Grass
Adding a raised bed for growing chilies meant confronting the swamp grass.
John R
4 min read
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Slings and Arrows
The Tree Guy tried to pin this one on me. I’m not buying it.
John R
3 min read
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Tater-rific
Welcome to the Blind Pig edition of Schiddygarden.
John R
3 min read
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A Few Words from the Peanut Gallery
Sometimes a great notion simply doesn’t fly.
John R
3 min read
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Danger Zone
It's the scariest time of year in our garden.
John R
2 min read
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Flickers of Hope
That burst of sound cracks open the doldrums of winter with its insistence of spring.
John R
3 min read
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Camellia, We Feel Ya
How to grow incredible camellias without even trying. At all.
John R
3 min read
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Ivy Be-leaguer-ed
Ivy grows like crazy. What's not to like?
John R
3 min read
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