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Turtle in Chief
Feb 14, 20224 min read
Fighting invasives in theory and practice
For me, winter is a time for fighting invasive species. Since they often remain green in winter they are easy to locate, and access is...
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Turtle in Chief
Jan 27, 20224 min read
Clods of Wisdom by guest columnist Hu Dat Lin
Turtle Paradise is pleased to welcome as guest columnist the venerable Hu Dat Lin, who has agreed to share wisdom gained from decades of...
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Turtle in Chief
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Midsummer garden tour and more
A walk around the garden in mid-July, plus my thoughts on the idea that plants grow in certain spots because they are "needed."
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Turtle in Chief
Jun 29, 20211 min read
Work with Nature: Part 2
More thoughts and advice on how to work with nature.
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Turtle in Chief
Jun 27, 20211 min read
Work with Nature: Part 1
Why make life harder than it already is? Pick easy to grow plants while you work on improving your soil.
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Turtle in Chief
Jun 12, 20213 min read
The unhurried garden: beating analysis paralysis
If you are attempting to "design" your garden, or farm, or food forest and you feel overwhelmed, it's a telltale sign that you're trying...
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Turtle in Chief
Jun 5, 20211 min read
Thoughts on blueberries
Some Saturday morning thoughts on blueberries, soil, and successful gardening
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Turtle in Chief
May 15, 20214 min read
Meandering thoughts on nativars and nature
When I was a child, hemlocks made a big impression on me. Deciduous trees dominated in our yard and in most woods that I regularly played...
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Turtle in Chief
May 1, 20213 min read
Determining your most limiting factor
To avoid doing lots of unnecessary work in the garden, field, orchard, or food forest, first figure out the factor that is most limiting...
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Turtle in Chief
Apr 18, 20213 min read
What is happening here?
Given that I consider myself a steward of the land I live on, the most important question to ask when considering new projects is, "What...
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Turtle in Chief
Mar 6, 20215 min read
Process vs prescription
My children might disagree, but I feel I can confidently say that I am not totally technologically illiterate. After all, I am able to...
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Turtle in Chief
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Respect Your Box Elders!
It has always seemed strange to me that box elders are so named, because they rarely get old. For every mature box elder I encounter, I...
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Turtle in Chief
Feb 14, 20215 min read
Rethinking Zone Five
No, I'm not considering moving to Michigan to live in a colder climate. The zone 5 I've been rethinking is the permaculture zone that...
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Turtle in Chief
Jul 18, 20203 min read
The Importance of Being Embedded
A few hours north of where I live is Holmes County, Ohio, with one of the greatest concentrations of Amish folk in the country. There are...
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Turtle in Chief
Jul 8, 20203 min read
Mindmap for Plant Selection
When I visit the garden center, I'm overwhelmed by plant lust and want to grow every plant I see. However, like most of us, I'm limited...
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Turtle in Chief
May 20, 20202 min read
Start with Soil
What do beginning gardeners need to know to succeed, when success means getting an acceptable harvest and not feeling like they are...
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Turtle in Chief
May 8, 20202 min read
April Showers, May Blizzards
Spring is in full swing. The multitudinous shades of green are eye-wateringly intense. Perennials are popping up everywhere in sight, as...
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Turtle in Chief
Mar 9, 20203 min read
Post climate change denial
It's great to see climate change in the news as if it is settled science (it is), but it is possible that we have moved beyond climate...
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Turtle in Chief
Jan 28, 20203 min read
You knew this was coming
It's in these last few days of January that even the strongest among us feel ourselves to be on the edge of what used to be called...
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Turtle in Chief
Jan 13, 20205 min read
Eating meat shrinks your ****!
I didn't write that title. I hired a headline writer to come up with it, who thought I'd get more readers with something inflammatory. My...
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