Vermont Bloggernaut/Frugal Woodchuck

Don't really know where to begin talking about the garden this year, it's been proceding at ludicrous speed! Here are the highlights; Already harvested bulb onions (though I confess I started t...

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Been major slacking in the blog dept.....working on it, but busy, and no internet @ house. Anyways, been gardening like a mad man, and lovin life. But hey, my newest favorite thing to do this su...

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Think this is the earliest I've gotten the garden uncovered. Raked off/out all the leaves and dead plants from last year. Looks much nicer now. Air got into the soil and dried it out a bit. Have...

http://vermontbloggernaut.blogspot.com/2010/04/spring-gardening.html

The debate last night between all the democratic candidates wasn't too bad. I must say many of the answers were thoughtful, and some quite on the mark. All around everyone did well, though I thou...

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After twenty years of Vermont's annual rifle deer season, I finally got one this year. A four point, hundred and twenty pound trophy, a long time in the making. It was weird on two levels; actual...

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Went out duck hunting the other morning, it was a very foggy day, and calm. Warm though, not a bad day overall. After I got the dekes set, about 10 min before shooting time, I had two otters swim...

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Can you think of a place along Vermont's town of Georgias' shore where it’s forested and there are no cottages in sight? A place seemingly unspoiled by development where waterfalls lead to the ...

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So for those that don't know there is a very small (about an acre or two at best) island in Lake Champlain off the southern tip of the town of South Hero. It rises vertically from waters edge up ...

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So for some odd reason I got to thinking about all the times I'd been to Moose Bog up in Ferdinand. It's my favorite kettle bog, which is basically a pond that has a floating mat of sphagnum moss...

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For such a small geographical state, Vermont has a very complex bedrock geology. As such, a very diverse mineral and stone industry arose in Vermont as economic deposits were worked throughout th...

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Bogs are a wetland, kind of like a floating sponge. Sphagnum moss is what makes up the sponge and provides a place for flowering plants and trees to spread roots. I’ve heard #’s of acres for ...

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Going to pull some of my favorite posts from my defunct blog in case they look familiar to anyone. Back from 07-08. Get them all in one place, and may delete the blog after that, we'll see.

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So I managed to grow some Bhut Jolokia's in containers this year. The "ghost" pepper from India that's something like a million scoville units. Got the seeds off e-bay last spring, supposedly so ...

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So I went out in the woods the other day with an iron rake and some seeds. I had gotten a bunch of seed from X-mas tree shops this spring when it was half price, and had turnips and lettuce left ...

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Finally happened, seemed like it was inevitable. My garden got the late blight that's been going around Grand Isle County. Sprayed them with "organic" copper spray, delayed a bit.

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I think all Islanders should be severely disappointed with the recent passage of legislation allowing larger tractor trailers to now use Route 2 through the islands. First, who had the idea to us...

http://vermontbloggernaut.blogspot.com/2009/07/reverse-legislation-to-allow-longer.html

....In the garden. Actually I've got two veggie gardens going on. One traditionally planted in rows at my grandfathers house, the other is raised beds intensively planted at my house. Tomatoes;...

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To The Editor, I had some interesting events occur in succession a couple days ago and it really got me thinking. I met a person riding their horse down the side of Route 2, so I slowed down til...

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I know I haven't sat down and written for awhile, just haven't really had time......soon though! Been going full tilt now that Spring is here, getting all the gardening done. Weather has just bee...

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Wow, this month flew by! Been hunting Wild leeks and fiddleheads, in addition to trying to get a garden going. Tried some trout fishing (no luck), did a bunch of Bullhead fishing (lots of luck). ...

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Spring has finally arrived, and once again the Champlain Islands are alive with the sounds and sights of migrating birds. Soon maple sugaring season will draw to a close and neighbors will open t...

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So on a recent trip to that mecca of low budget consumer spending K-mart, I bought something that thoroughly excites me to use, and totally worth the $5 I paid for it. I love to grill and finally...

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My wife and I met while working at nearby Vermont State Parks. We were actually friends for quite awhile before we began dating. However I suspect this was just because she lost my phone number...

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There is no doubt in anyone's mind that we live in trying times. Many of us go to work everyday, just glad to be employed. Wanton for even a brief glimmer of hope, we are bombarded with bad news ...

http://vermontbloggernaut.blogspot.com/2009/03/act-locally-think-nationally.html

A couple of years ago my wife picked up a couple crock pots at a lawn sale. A smaller one she donated to the Park Interpreter at Burton Island State Park to use for candle making with the kids. T...

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