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Author Archives: Heather Hacking
Sow there! – Mimosa tradeoffs: shade vs. trash, July 14, 2016
Last week a drive-through coffee barista, who may or my not have been wearing a man-bun, caught me off guard. I wasn’t ready to have a quick but meaningful conversation about my plans for the day. What I really needed … Continue reading
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Sow There – Zucchini: Never too much of a good thing July 7, 2016
Hide Details July 7, 2016 Once upon a time my morning ritual included a slow, quiet tour of the garden. I took the time to watch the colors change, to smash aphids with my bare hands and yank young weeds. In … Continue reading
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Sow There! Organic pest control and mounds of free earth, 6-02-16
By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record 06/02/16 Do you want some free topsoil? Is that a rhetorical question?Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record Last week I let myself wallow in melancholy. I write a garden column and where is my garden? I have … Continue reading
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5-22-14 Sow There! Cactus bloom is worth the wait
Thursday, May 22, 2014 Author: Heather Hacking hhacking@chicoer.com @HeatherHacking on Twitter I read somewhere that a certain percentage of our happiness is obtained in the form of anticipation. That makes sense. Unless you are an Eeyore or a stress-monger, its … Continue reading
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New love the lowly loquat 5-5-2016
An aphid village is revealed as the vegetable garden is tended. Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record 0 COMMENTS I learned something this week: The beauty of loquats is in the eye … and in this case … Continue reading
Sow There! Thanks for the garden memories, Facebook 5-19-2016
Wild viola spreads into empty areas when they get a little rain in the winter. Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking POSTED: 05/19/16 I have a selective memory. If I select to remember something, I have several options. I … Continue reading
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Its easy to forget that privet is evil an invasive 1-28-16
Privet … Photo courtesy of University of California By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record If you live long enough, you might end up taking back some strongly stated opinions. You may eat crow, swallow those words and see pigs fly. I … Continue reading
Rain is a good reminder of how tired we are of drought gardening 1-21-16
A old wheelbarrow planted for drought. Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record This drought has been tough for garden columnists. I’m sure I’m not alone. Other writers in California, Nevada and parts of Oregon must also be … Continue reading
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Timely tips on growing tomatoes 4-14-2016
Celebrity tomatoes from last September. Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record The older I get the more I’m convinced that almost no one cares that I have become wise. If I’m going to look the part — … Continue reading
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Wildflowers come and go quickly 3-31-2016
Poppies don’t always know their place and sometimes grow in places where they are most needed.Heather Hacking-Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record The past two weeks have been rough for my family after my mother’s boyfriend died. There’s never a … Continue reading
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