Intrepid Urban Farmer: Hate rain, love rain, don’t/do need rain — gardening is just a collision of emotions
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune I don’t know about you, but I’ve just about had it with water. It just…
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Intrepid Urban Farmer: Complicating each step is my flair, so I’ve agreed to be on Covington Garden tour
By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune reporter Well, I’ve done it again. I’ve taken steps to make my life more complicated and…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Gardening — blunders, hard work, setbacks, rewards, joy, accomplishment
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune It seems that, in life, pursuits that are rewarding and give the greatest satisfaction…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Excitement building as a new gardening season looms. Look! Seeds are starting
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune Here we go again! It’s the beginning of another year of gardening, and I am…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Lightning and lightning bug aside, we get down to basics — there is the tomato
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune As you may remember when we met here before, I had received my annual…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Seed catalogues! The (name) game begins — Gladiator Parsnips? Sugar buns?
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune The planning commences! Most of the seed catalogues have arrived and are countering the gray…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Cat lover-gardener is a tough love mix; but (for now) Henry Clay can’t do zippers
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune I have always been a cat lover. From the first time that someone dumped off…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: In gardening, be prepared for some unexpected ( funny, epic, sexy) events
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune The turn of seasons always brings with it a predictable pattern. I start thinking about…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Just about done, too fast, and uninvited miscreants rode the wet wave in
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune It’s just about done, I think. Growing season 2018 is winding down and it’s…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: It’s bell-ringer news, the kind that keeps her moving along on garden dominence
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune For about the past 15 years, or so, I have had my summers visited…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: July 4th is key date for gardening experiment in backyard; oh, say can I see
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune The Fourth of July. Not only is this the birthdate of the wonderful American experiment…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Zucchini wars have begun (hang the vine borer) and a new chapter opened
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune As many of you may know, I have spent much time, sweat and emotional…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Weird weather begone; Big Top is prepared, ringmaster ready with the plants
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune Here we are in that interim season in gardening when everything is just almost. The…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Dish of fresh, scrumptious English peas starts with little extra work
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune Fresh English peas. Sweet, glorious, scrumptious fresh English peas. There is nothing more wonderful…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: A few wise words for gardeners everywhere — get a tetanus shot
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune I am a lifelong reader. I’ll read just about anything that even remotely sparks my…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Big event, Garden 2018 — for tomatoes, it’s Burpee Steakhouse vs. Big Zac
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune It’s that time of year when the big event, Garden 2018, is in its…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Gardening is psychotherapy; time to think about getting hands in that good dirt
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune The human mind is an interesting thing. You can do anything with it you’d…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: A life-lesson on garlic, the Stinking Rose, is it’s OK to do it the hard way
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune Getting involved in this gardening business takes time. Like life, it takes time to…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Change of seasons and focus, putting the garden to sleep for the winter
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune The change of the seasons brings with it the change of focus in the…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Carrots, a challenge in gardening — now, what to do with good crop
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune Carrots. I have finally figured out carrots. As it always seems to be…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Twenty years on gardening roller coaster and finally figuring out the beans
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune This is something I know beans about. Beans. All kinds of beans. Over the…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: When Satan comes to call on the garden, he’s got a name — Squash Vine Borer
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune Satan was in my backyard last week. He took me by surprise. He was…
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