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Until very recently, pawpaws have been one of those mythical fruits that I've known about for ages, but have never seen in person. Until just a few years ago I was under the mistaken impression that 
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This isn't all of it, just some of the stranger items.
Interestingly enough, the year I decide to give up on the garden is the year Operation Garden Terrorism seems to have come to a halt. Or maybe I just didn't notice the damage Mutant Veggies at the Fall Fair (2009)
Turnout in the mutant vegetable competition at The Royal Winter Fair was disappointingly lackluster this year. I don't know if it was the poor weather this season, or a waning lack of interest in growing LaGuardia Corner Gardens
Our off-time on a recent trip to New York City was spent wandering around soaking everything in and taking pictures. I didn't go out of my way to visit specific gardens or community gardens this time, Extending the Harvest
This piece was originally published in The Globe & Mail over the weekend as a part of my series on kitchen gardening.
Regarding using burlap and burlap sacks: Just to be clear, do keep them 7 Things Giveaway Deadline & Update
Oops... I never did assign a firm deadline to the 7 Things giveaway. So let's say 1pm EST on Wed. October, 21.
Keep them coming!
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Update: I've notified all of the winners. I decided to give out seven prizes in keeping with the 7 theme.
Congrats to:
Elaine
Van
Bladerunner
Stephy
Darla
Blake
Mrs. Mallard
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The other day I happened upon a store that was selling four different types of passion fruit (passiflora) simultaneously. While I have tried some of these types separately before, finding four at once posed an excellent opportunity Two Inspiring Cookbooks “Moro East” and “The Kitchen Diaries”
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