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Get Ready to Plant!
We're almost there! Despite some really extreme cold spells, the winter has been warm on average. Hopefully, the 15º nights are gone for the season. The weather this past week made me really nervous, but your plants are safe!
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This week, we started adding alpaca manure to the garden beds and removing grass from the pathways. We'll lay cardboard and bark mulch to keep down the grass and make a more level surface for walking on.
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We've been dumping fresh chicken shit into the compost pile to get it to break down faster. I did this on two piles last fall, and they're now ready to be added to the beds. Otherwise, I'd still be waiting on them to decompose! Making compost in the desert isn't as easy as it is in temperature regions where there's rain and humidity. Read Transforming Dirt into Soil in the March chapter of The Book to learn more about compost.
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Book Signing and 9th Annual Spring Plant Sale!
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I'll be doing another book signing at nannie plants' 9th Annual Spring Plant Sale, Saturday, April 29 at Earthgoods, 11-2. There will be herb, flower, and vegetable starts, seeds, house plants, trees, and shrubs. Rain, snow, or shine!
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This is always a great party, a place to connect with growers and gardeners. It used to just be me selling plants outside ReThreads or More Pieces. Then it was me, Kristen, and a woman from Alamosa at Vagrant Heart. A few more people joined us at Earthgoods a few years ago, and now it's become a small farmers market!
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Come see the Red-ical Rockstar nails!
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The Book!
A Monthly Guide to Growing a Sensational Garden in Northern New Mexico and the Rocky Mountains has been published!
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You can find it locally at Earthgoods, Moxie, Gutiz, Petree's Taos and Los Alamos, and the Dixon Market. Two new locations are Cid's and Taos Herb. That's exciting! If you're in Denver, find it at City Floral Greenhouse. Please support these businesses in gratitude.
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Mother's Day is May 14th! Order The Book by May 1st for shipping.
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If you don’t live in Taos and would like a signed copy, order here. I will ship it to you. Media Mail is $5. Priority Mail runs $10-12 depending on location. Let me know your preference.
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You can also order The Book directly from the publisher:
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The best way to support me is to buy from me, locally, or from the publisher. My cut is greatly reduced when you buy from third-party websites or stores I don't deal with directly. Thank you for your business and unending support!
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CSA Spring Shares
Spring Shares will be ready sometime later this week. We'll be organizing and sorting them over the next few days, then they'll be ready for pickup. Stay tuned to Facebook for the announcement, or feel free to shoot me an email to arrange a pickup time.
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Lettuces, green onions, and chard from a few days ago. They're twice that size now!
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Mother's Day!
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May 14th is Mother's Day! Get your favorite Garden Mama some Renee's Garden seeds, a copy of The Book, and/or a gift certificate for nannie plants.
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A bundle of eight seed packets for spring and summer planting and Renee's Scatter Cans are available on the website. I'll also have them at the plant sale next weekend. Pre-order here, because quantities are limited.
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Tomato Starts
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I'm gettin' all modern now! Here is a QR code to take you to the descriptions of this year's tomato starts!
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May Plant Sale
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The tentative date for a May Plant Sale and Pick-up is Saturday, May 27. It will be at my house. Stay tuned!
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