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"Just a little blog about my gardening experience above 5,000 feet in Boulder County, Colorado"

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"After two years of mending soil and trying out new plants, I'm going to try and document my experiences for the coming year."

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earthrace: here I come Thursday, March 29, 2007 |

Earthrace has made some amazing strides after having been cleared of all (non-existing) charges by Guatemala, regaining some time up the west coast to Acapulco, making some necessary repairs and now on their way to the US.

Dad just got news that Earthrace should be in San Diego by noon Sunday, make a few more repairs and leave Sunday night or Monday morning. This is fantastic: the race is on and I will get to go! I just booked my flight and room.

More to follow.

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Earthrace Update: Tragedy at sea Saturday, March 24, 2007 |




Earthrace left Barbados in pursuit of the world record for circumnavigating the globe. What followed was a chain of events which have marred their effort: Bad props on the first leg, an oil leak followed by a collision at sea with a small fishing skiff off the coast of Guatemala. What has been reported either in the Captain's blog, the Ground Crew blog (which can be found at Earthrace.net. or any news account (Google News Search) has given us details to the accident. Today, we've read that both parties have reached a settlement, however, Skipper Bethune must await a hearing which has been delayed multiple times.

Dad was to meet the crew in San Diego this past Thursday and climb aboard for Maui. He's since put his plans on hold until he receives further notice. We are unsure if the race will continue. If it does, I suspect they will restart the clock at Acapulco or San Diego. A monumental task of organizing fuel transport, parts for repairs has already proved difficult, putting them on hold or changing tack must be an additional strain.

God's Speed Earthrace.

Photos by Lance Wordsworth-Ground Crew Cinematographer

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Rainy Day Post: Garlic |


Much to my surprise, garlic started cropping up in the old perennial bed. This is a legacy plant from the previous owners. We've not had any garlic for 2 years. As a matter of fact, we never got to enjoy the leftovers from our first year garden, given the soil conditions for that bed being pithy and poor.

I asked Charlie about transplanting the garlic to a more suitable bed, given that these are in the Northeast bed (my melon/cukes bed: Plan). His suggestion was to leave them undisturbed. They should be maturing nicely once the melons take off, and shouldn't be competing for moisture.

My plans are to amend the soil slightly, adding a bit more organic matter, but hope that the drainage is beneficial for melons and cukes.

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