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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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Might as Well
IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE we have made it to May already. April was a blurry memory with lots of nice rain. We are starting this year off with...
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May 10, 20244 min read


Cinco De Mayo - Time to Water
It’s hard to believe that we are into May now. That was one pleasant April as far as the temperatures went. Unfortunately many of us had...
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May 3, 20244 min read


It’s a Choice
Mississippi is recognized as one of leaders in the world of agriculture. Everybody knows the hardest working people in the Delta are...
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Apr 26, 20245 min read


Earth Day
So far we have been dealt a pretty perfect spring. Unfortunately spring brings strong winds which some of us are still dealing with the...
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Apr 22, 20245 min read


Come and Get it
Easter has come and gone. We had a blast on Easter Sunday with our whole family from near and far at my sisters house on some beautiful...
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Apr 15, 20243 min read


I’ll Take My Chances
A FEW ARTICLES BACK I told the tall tale of the Mt. Ranier climb. I mentioned that although I enjoyed the technical stuff for something...
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Apr 8, 20245 min read


If You Don’t Challenge Me, I Will
I do like to challenge myself. I get a kick out having some private goals that seem laughably impossible to reach. These self...
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Mar 30, 20248 min read


Calendars: An Important Gardening Tool
It takes me about this long to get 2023 put away and admit that 2024 has taken over. Every year it takes me about this long to put the...
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Mar 26, 20244 min read


Weed Free
This time of year is the funnest and most difficult time. It’s exciting because our change of weather keeps it interesting, we are...
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Mar 19, 20246 min read


Do the Hustle
Looks to me like things are about to get real around the Mississippi gardening world. This weeks temperatures are hovering around the...
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Mar 10, 20247 min read


Sunshine on my Shoulder
I enjoyed my February in a lot of ways. All the reasons seem to be weather related so maybe I should say I enjoyed February’s weather....
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Mar 4, 20244 min read


Mother Nature
I was thinking about a trip that Mimi and I took to Jamaica. We were ready for a break and our slow season had arrived. By that time we...
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Feb 24, 20247 min read
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