Thoughts of an Urban Farmer
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If you’ve arrive here from Google hoping for a method to never water your garden, you’ll be disappointed to hear the answer is Mother Nature.
Here in Chicago, we’ve had a miserable spring for being outdoors but wonderful weather for the outdoors. In the last 10 days, we had an inch of rain (as reported [...]
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The weather in Chicago can be variable. This past weekend, I planted tomato and pepper transplants in the ground which can be dangerous this time of year. If the temperature dips to the low 30s, the transplants will likely die. So far so good.
Up until now, we have been well above 40 degrees each night [...]
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Twelve days into April and we are 15% of our way to an average rainfall. According to WorldClimate, Cook County (where I grow) gets 3.9 inches of rain in April. So far, we’re at .60 inches.
April showers are suppose to bring May flowers. It is also a bit too early to get the hose out [...]
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