Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Not All Pests Are Animals or Insects...

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Well, I want to start off the post with something pretty. The Dragonfruit, which go very quickly from bloom to ripe, are ready. I picked thi...
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Monday, July 28, 2014

CLASSIC TRIP - Monterey, California

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Interstate 5 is generally acknowledged to be the quickest route from the southern half of California to the northern half. It’s a no-nons...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

An Early Harvest

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This will probably be my biggest harvest this summer.  While the squirrels decimated my zucchini...I will not get so much as one squash this...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Hundreds of Free Videos!

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That's right, we can now officially add the "s" to make it plural. Our Blue Agave Cocktail Hour video was our 200th video ...
Monday, July 7, 2014

Battling Back for a Harvest

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So far, my harvests this year have been pitiful. The drought's taking it's toll...not on the plants directly...but driving animals d...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Recipes for a Cheapskate: Stuffed Chiles

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Sunday's are barbecue days at the Cheapskate's house. Probably 40 out of the 52 weeks in a year will find me out on the patio grilli...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

Orchids of the Earth

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It's time to repot some cymbidiums.  As my mother-in-law would tell you, it's a chore I should do more often. In general, cyms shoul...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The Collapse of the Rainbow Coalition

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Ok, so my last attempt at mockingbird dissuasion failed.  I put holographic tape on the grapevine. It's supposed to give them vertigo an...
Monday, June 23, 2014

CLASSIC TRIP - Amador County and Gold Country, California 1998 - Part 2

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For those of you who are tired of all the "Napa Valley" theatrics of the wineries...i.e. overcharging for tasting, castles, gondol...
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Friday, June 20, 2014

CLASSIC TRIP - Amador County and Gold Country, California 1998 - Part 1

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Please indulge us for another classic trip, a new trip will be up next week.  For now, it's time for another trip in the WayBack Machine...