Earlier this fall, I made a major mistake in the garden, a rookie mistake, really. I missed the first frost, in mid september, and all of our basil that we had been growing for pesto was blackened. Charcoal leaves, charcoal plants. It was sad and I mourned the loss while feeling a little embarassed. I probably wouldn’t have had enough sheets to cover all the plants anyway, but it didn’t have to happen. I realized, though, that we Continue reading
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