Jane Johnson
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Every Weed, Everywhere, All the Time
I don’t plant them, I don’t water them, and I don’t want them. But I ALWAYS have weeds in my backyard. Weeds thrive in drought conditions, and they thrive after heavy rains. They pop out from under rocks, and they… Continue reading
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No Home for Gnomes – the Story Continues
The day after I wrote No Home for Gnomes, I ran the Lake Overstreet trail so I could stop by the site of the Gnome tree one more time. I had not visited it since the village was dismantled. Turning… Continue reading
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No Home for Gnomes
Just before Christmas one year, I was running the Lake Overstreet trails in Tallahassee and spotted a trail spur I had never seen before. My curiosity piqued, I followed the new path for about 100 yards to a clearing in… Continue reading
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About Bunnies and Boundaries
All summer long, an adorable little bunny has been showing up in our backyard. She’s a stealthy animal, and I’ve never actually caught her eating any of my plants or vegetables, but the evidence of her voracious appetite is everywhere:… Continue reading
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A Community that Gleans
The blog “Glean Daily” emphasizes the dual meanings of “to glean” as both a method of gathering produce and knowledge. It highlights the importance of community gardens, like the Frenchtown iGrow garden in Tallahassee, which provide food to those in… Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Sunflowers
With visions of an eye-catching row of tall sunflowers towering over the fence in my backyard, I carefully placed the seeds I had harvested from last summer’s blooms in a row of dirt along the fence line. I watered the… Continue reading
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Chickening Out
As a general concept, raising chickens in our backyard seemed like a good idea. We had the space, the price of eggs was getting crazy expensive, we knew other people who were doing it… But lots of things can seem… Continue reading
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Compost is Context
This past May, I bought a special oversized planter and dreamed of harvesting fresh squash from our backyard this summer. I filled the container with a blend of organic soil and carefully placed squash seedlings and a sprinkling of fertilizer… Continue reading
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Reservoirs
After a week of cycling in the cool and breezy weather of Nova Scotia, I was shocked when I came home to the brutal heat and humidity of a Tallahassee summer. Fortunately, my husband had kept our garden and yard… Continue reading
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Squirt
Last week my husband and I went to the local Tractor Supply store with our four grandchildren (ages 8, 9, 10, and 11) to let them each “adopt” a baby chick. It was the first day of a weeklong overnight… Continue reading
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