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Chive blossoms<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today, I spent several hours in the community garden to (finally!) finish getting the plot ready for planting. Because of a major leak, the water in the garden was turned on super late \u2013 only about a week ago \u2013 which delayed everything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All ready to be planted!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I weeded and amended the soil with manure and city-provided compost, and I also got my first seedlings in the ground: leeks, chives, dill, snapdragons and zinnias. The flowers were inter-planted with chives. I also sowed two rows of cilantro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Love my little lily-of-the-valley patch<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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