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My wife and I have unintentionally become mug collectors. Special family occasions have been documented by commemorative mugs, and we've also received them as gifts. I packed our

As my plants get more established and the upkeep becomes more regular (water, harvest, repeat), I'll be writing fewer Asphalt Garden posts. Now, however, the changes are

My four tomato plants, four basil plants and two cucumber plants are (relatively) safely stowed in their permanent homes. The

Earlier this week I did the hard work of building my self-watering containers. The next

For my second year of vegetable gardening in my apartment building's parking lot, I wanted to seriously expand my garden's footprint. I also wanted to increase the

I've had the herbs I wanted to plant picked out for months: Thyme, oregano, chives and mint. I've had the location selected for a while too: Right

For the past few days I've been constantly thinking about how I'm going to expand and improve on the vegetable garden I have in the parking lot

One year ago today I sent an e-mail to everyone in my address book announcing the launch of The Manly Housekeeper. In that e-mail I described how the

It's hard to spot the aphids in this picture, even with them circled. They're really tiny, and are the perfect dusty green to match the color of