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Winter Garden Thriving Inside Despite Blizzard Nemo Outside

February 10, 2013
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Don’t you love it when a piece of trash becomes a treasured item?
Thank goodness I had the presence of mind to realize that  a plastic packaging box that formerly contained a cake brought along by a guest had potential greater than recycling.  I found it again as I was looking for potting soil the other day, outside in an makeshift cold frame we used last spring.
This piece was  perfect as a miniature indoor “greenhouse ” for growing microgreens.

Why is growing a winter garden so exciting to me?  Well, you’d have to spend the winter on this part of Cape Breton [...]

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