Garden Update

Just wanted to post some updated photos from the garden.
 

Corn in tassel With the inbound tropical storm, decided to tie up the stalks just in case

Fruit of our labor [...]

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Four Day Germination

So earlier today I called my Dad.  He half jokingly asked if anything was up in the garden yet.  I boldly told him “no” that it been only Saturday that we had planted anything.

Later this evening I went out to water, only to find that yes, we had corn popping up out of the ground.

And [...]

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Gardening: For the Food

So why a garden?  All around, the cost of living is increasing.  Fruit and vegetables are expensive at the grocery chains and are beginning to increase dramatically at the farmers markets as well.  As the price of fuel increase, so will the cost for goods.
Sometimes instead of increasing revenue, a family should reduce costs.  We [...]

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Gardening: More than a Hobby

We started a small garden today.  Now, some will say that July 4th is too late to start a garden.  Normally, that might be true.  But here in Georgia, the average date for our first fall freeze is the first week of November.  That means we have nearly 18 weeks left before the frost begins.  [...]

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Missing in Action

Some of you may have noticed that all postings died off around the middle of May and that the commentary on Timothy died around the middle of April.
It is not that my desire has dropped, if anything, it has increased.  My problem lies in that as I moved through Paul’s letter to Timothy, my heart [...]

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