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    It’s a Miracle

    After many batches of guacamole, too many toothpicks, and an abundance of stained plastic cups, Matt and I have succeeded in hatching our very own avocado plant. Maybe I shouldn’t speak too soon. I don’t want to jinx it.

    It’s pushing through the ground. Yes, Matt did prematurely dig it up a little, but now it is legitimately sprouting on its own. Hooray!

    [I’m ignoring the fact that avocados don’t grow well in Colorado]

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    P-Envy

    Get your mind out of the manure. That’s P for Plant. My colleague, Sara Hill, brought me freshly picked vegetables from her garden today. Three tomatoes and a yellow squash. Why didn’t Mel (of All New Square Foot Gardening Fame) mention that gardens grow very slowly?

    Impatiently yours,

    s.

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    Carrot Genocide

    Aw shucks.

    Remember how excited I was about purging the extra seedlings? I loved that feeling of plucking and trimming. It felt so nice to get it done while the plants were young. It was easy to see what I was doing, since nothing is very bushy yet.

    Well, it turns out that Mel (of All New Square-Foot Gardening Fame) was right. I should’ve snipped the extra seedlings’ stems with scissors. He warned that the roots might be entangled.

    Shucks. I should’ve trusted him. I killed a lot of carrots. One more point for Mel.