Category Archives: Gardening

Trying to beat back the Great Outdoors

Now what in the hell

Posted on January 16, 2002 by Marchbanks

am I going to do with the three cups (or thereabouts) of rosemary leaves I have because I gave the rosemary bush a radical haircut (which it badly needed)? Continue reading →

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The harvest is astonishing

Posted on November 17, 2001 by Marchbanks

The storms were something else, with tornadoes bouncing all over the area, marble-sized hail, rain squalls, and flash flooding. Continue reading →

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Pecan harvesting

Posted on November 15, 2001 by Marchbanks

Harvesting has turned into a six-way battle between the crows, the grackles, the blue jays, the mourning doves, the squirrels, and me. Continue reading →

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At least it’s an interview

Posted on May 25, 2001 by Marchbanks

I acquitted myself fairly well on the technical questions, but couldn’t put a good enough spin on why I got fired from my last job. Continue reading →

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First there is the labor

Posted on May 8, 2001 by Marchbanks

Bamboo root mats are the nastiest things on earth to grub up, just about. Continue reading →

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damNAtion!

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Marchbanks

I went to hang the window screen today, only to find that it’s about a quarter of an inch too wide at the top. Continue reading →

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Slightly more progress

Posted on April 28, 2001 by Marchbanks

Didn’t get the lawn mowed, but I did get both the sill cocks replaced, so they don’t spray, leak, and drizzle water all over creation, and clipped a small elm sapling back out of an antique rambler rose; I can’t … Continue reading →

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Work smarter, not harder

Posted on April 18, 2001 by Marchbanks

Why I’m worried about finding somewhere sunny I can put the peppermint without having to worry about it taking over, or where and what to spade up for herbs, I don’t know, because the idea finally occurred to me:  POTS! Continue reading →

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Rain, rain

Posted on April 15, 2001 by Marchbanks

The man called out to me, “Is that one of the City’s rain barrels?” Continue reading →

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Many, many pieces of wood

Posted on April 12, 2001 by Marchbanks

I dug the ash and dirt out of The Stump That Would Not Die, soaked it with kero again, filled the hollow with charcoal and soaked that with kero, let it absorb for a while, then touched it off. Continue reading →

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