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My Gardening Blog: Phase I is Complete
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Sunday, March 8, 2009. Phase I is Complete. I came back from my European trip on March 5th to find that some of the squash had died. The temperature got down to 26 degrees twice while I was gone, and while my wife covered them up, the cold got the weaker ones. Still, there were 5 or 6 that survived, and while they don't look good, I am hoping they come back now that temperatures are in the 70's and 80's. The 10-day forecast has no freezing weather, which probably means we are out of the woods. I didnt re...
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My Gardening Blog: Spring Update
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009. It has been a while since I updated, but the garden is coming along nicely. I have a few new learnings to document. I have been occasionally pulling up a carrot to see how big they are. The first couple of times, the root still looked like a thick hair. This time, the top of the carrot was about as big as my pinkie. So, it won't be long before I can start pulling a few to eat. May 1, 2009 at 1:13 PM. May 17, 2009 at 7:18 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The mission of R-...
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My Gardening Blog: Harvesting Broccoli and Tomato Troubles
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Harvesting Broccoli and Tomato Troubles. Near the end of last summer, I planted some broccoli because I thought I might get in a harvest before cold weather set in. I didn't, but the broccoli thrived throughout the winter. In January, I started harvesting the broccoli. I have a number of small plants in the ground right now, and I am racing against time to see if I can get a harvest in before it gets too hot. The first one died on Day 2. The second and third seemed to be doin...
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My Gardening Blog: November 2009
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Monday, November 30, 2009. It has turned cool here, but it never freezes. I suspect that most things will do well right through the winter, but don't know if it will get warm enough for things like okra. At this point I am more or less experimenting. I do have several fruit trees in the yard, and can enjoy a fresh-squeezed lemonade pretty much every day. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. My 2012 Reading List. Collin County Master Gardeners - Home.
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My Gardening Blog: December 2009
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Saturday, December 26, 2009. Planting on Christmas Eve. I continue to experiment in Hawaii. On Christmas Eve, I planted about 50 snow peas in a raised bed, and transplanted a small okra plant outside. I spoke with someone who farms here, and he said he thought it would be too cold for okra (which I thought as well, but figured I would try anyway). He thought it might do OK here in the summer. In the cool weather right now, I need to focus on carrots, broccoli, and cilantro. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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My Gardening Blog: Memorial Day Update
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Monday, May 25, 2009. My crookneck squash is still rotting as soon as the blooms fall off. Not sure how to combat this. I have zucchinis now that are looking pretty good, though. Tomatoes are getting really tall and blooming. My new fig trees, only a couple of feet tall, also have tiny figs on them. The grape vines are all growing quickly, and as soon as they are large enough I am going to train them to climb the back fence. May 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM. Nice to hear that you will be getting figs. Mine a...
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My Gardening Blog: October 2010
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Thursday, October 28, 2010. Hawaii Garden – Second Effort. Needless to say, it was not a productive year of gardening. I got a handful of tomatoes, a few snow peas, and not much else. I couldn’t get okra, cilantro, or squash to grow at all, and birds ate my lettuce as soon as it sprouted. Despite my pumpkin puzzle, I was pleased to learn that Hawaii didn’t prove to be too great of a challenge for my gardening skills. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. My 2012 Reading List.
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My Gardening Blog: Hawaii Garden – Second Effort
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Thursday, October 28, 2010. Hawaii Garden – Second Effort. Needless to say, it was not a productive year of gardening. I got a handful of tomatoes, a few snow peas, and not much else. I couldn’t get okra, cilantro, or squash to grow at all, and birds ate my lettuce as soon as it sprouted. Despite my pumpkin puzzle, I was pleased to learn that Hawaii didn’t prove to be too great of a challenge for my gardening skills. August 3, 2012 at 3:47 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The mission of R-Squared ...
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Follow Me to My New Site. I have noticed a number of people signing up here to get a notice when new postings occur. Note that this site is only for old, archived posts that are at least three years old. All of my new content is posted at my current site, which is R-Squared Energy. At Energy Trends Insider. You may also find me on Twitter. July 19, 2013. Posted by Robert Rapier. Comments Off on Follow Me to My New Site. On The Potential of Jatropha. On GreenFuel Bites the Dust. On How To Sniff Out a Fraud.
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2010 March 07 « R-Squared Energy Blog
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Why Summer Gasoline Means Higher Prices. Spring is approaching, and gasoline prices are once again climbing. But you may not know that this ritual of climbing prices happens almost every year about this time. If you check the history of gasoline prices. At the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) website you can see that gasoline prices almost always rise between January and May. For a more detailed explanation of gasoline blends). The EPA publishes a schedule for the RVP transition:. More congested...
