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The Benefits of Straw
I started around 36 pepper plants this year, this included bell peppers, jalapeƱos, banana peppers, and habanero peppers. Of course, I did not transplant all of those into my garden, I gave some of them away and some of them just didn’t make it (which is to be expected.) However, I transplanted all of my plants the first week of June, after the fear of frost had passed. My pepper plants were just really unhappy. All of them sunburnt and just had a hard time adjusting to the balmy 75 degree indoor garden room they were in to the harsh elements of outside. A Tip: Always harden off your plants…
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January’s Book of the Month
The Glass Castle This month’s book was selected by my friend, Kelli. She lives in Iowa and teaches 5th grade. I met her for the first time on a girl’s trip I went on. She is such a light and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to get to know her. She chose The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. This book was originally suggested to her by our mutual friend’s mom. From what I’ve read so far, Walls invites you in through her prose and keeps you hooked through her exquisite writing. This book has been such a treat to read. I will give an update on the book…