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 ==== Winter gardening ====
-{{  :garden:intro:pix:img_0440.jpg?direct&200|}}I experimented at the end of 2020 in a way that I hadn't expected. I wanted to decide if any crop was effectively grown in the hoop house during the winter. I chose an easy trial - lettuces and spinach. I expected these would grow, but that it would be a very slow process from seeding to harvest.
+{{  :garden:intro:2021:img_0440.jpg?direct&200|}}I experimented at the end of 2020 in a way that I hadn't expected. I wanted to decide if any crop was effectively grown in the hoop house during the winter. I chose an easy trial - lettuces and spinach. I expected these would grow, but that it would be a very slow process from seeding to harvest. The hoop house remained closed and the growing areas blanketed in row cover. I did everything I knew of to maintain warmth..
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+My suspicions were basically correct. Some seeds failed to germinate, but most did and transplants did well. The time to harvest was more than 3 months, much longer than in warmer weather. This was an interesting experiment, but not effective enough to tempt me to become a cold season gardener.\\
 ==== Cucumbers in the hoop house ====
-{{ :garden:intro:pix:img_0609.jpg?direct&280|}}We had grown pickling cucumbers in the garden, but I had heard of good results growing table cucumbers in a tent or hoop house, so I tried it. Because this plant spreads out I added trellises from fence wire, and ensured that the drip irrigation was properly positioned.\\
+{{ :garden:intro:2021:img_0609.jpg?direct&280|}}We had grown pickling cucumbers in the garden, but I had heard of good results growing table cucumbers in a tent or hoop house, so I tried it. Because this plant spreads out I added trellises from fence wire, and ensured that the drip irrigation was properly positioned.\\
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 ==== More animals =====
-{{ :garden:intro:pix:img_2320.jpg?direct&400|}}Even in this downtown garden there are threats to plants! Two neighbors had chickens that were not securely penned and they loved escaping through openings in a fence (or a gate!) pecking away at just about anything that grew in the Garden - \\
+{{ :garden:intro:2021:img_2320.jpg?direct&400|}}Even in this downtown garden there are threats to plants! Two neighbors had chickens that were not securely penned and they loved escaping through openings in a fence (or a gate!) pecking away at just about anything that grew in the Garden - \\
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 ==== Making big plans!====
-Our current property in Graham is the second parcel we revisited. For how this played out see our Sun Mountain Farm website: [[https://sunmountainfarm.net/]], especially the extensive weBlog.
+Our current property in Graham is the second parcel we revisited. It wasn't exciting, but still it had its appeal. For one thing the 40-acre forest reserve provided a familiar setting -  lots of trees. It already had a septic system, a water well and easy access to electricity. And site development seemed to be less a challenge (but lots of aspects weren't obvious right away!) For how this played out see our Sun Mountain Farm website: [[https://sunmountainfarm.net/]], especially the extensive weBlog.
 ===== 2021 was an OK year! =====
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 It comes as no surprise to me, with all the changes and reduction in the size of the garden, that my body is tired. I was working in the gardens well into October. I am taking time to recuperate.
+View a [[garden:intro:2021:gallery|gallery of 2021 photos]].