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		<title>Officially Summer</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2011/06/22/officially-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lost Valley Gardens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are still having temperatures over 100 F most days, although we finally got a half an inch of rain last night so we may only get to the upper 90s today. With a little luck we many even get another shower this afternoon! Amazingly the vegetable gardens are still looking healthy, growing and producing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exciting Discoveries</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2011/05/19/exciting-discoveries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 18:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[crested coral root orchid]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[spiked crested coralroot orchid]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=537</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My next door neighbor, who is very knowledgeable about native Texas plants, spotted a very rare plant on his property recently and invited me over to see it. The plant is a Spiked Crested Coralroot Orchid (Hexalectris spicata). I have never heard of this plant, nor seen it anywhere else. It is very unusual and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digging Deep</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2011/05/03/digging-deep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organic Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetable Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodynamic farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensive farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raised beds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable agriculture]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Farming and gardening in this part of Central Texas, especially since the effects of climate change have become more pronounced and frequent, require special methods and techniques to assure vegetable production and plant health. I have found that growing in raised beds filled with high quality soil and compost, with the sides and part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Gardens are Growing</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2011/04/18/the-gardens-are-growing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm stand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lettuce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swiss chard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vegetable crops]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=522</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe that it is 95 degrees F here today. The lettuce, chard, and other cool weather crops are really struggling on these hot, dry days. The wind has also been pretty relentless for much of the spring as well, which takes it toll on the seedlings and transplants in the gardens. But, despite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birds, Bees and Butterflies</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2011/04/09/birds-bees-and-butterflies/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2011/04/09/birds-bees-and-butterflies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The buddleia alternifolia in the courtyard is attracting all manner of bees and butterflies. The plant is absolutely alive with activity. I got a nice photograph of a monarch feeding on it late in the afternoon.]]></description>
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		<title>Feels Like Fall At Last</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2010/09/27/feels-like-fall-at-last/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[early tomatoes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fall has always been my favorite season, but for different reasons as the years pass by. Many folks celebrate fall because it is harvest time, but I celebrate it here in central Texas because it is the beginning of our second growing season, and it spells relief from the sweltering summer heat for another year.]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Flowers Abound</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2010/04/14/spring-flowers-abound/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2010/04/14/spring-flowers-abound/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=463</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This spring in Central Texas is the most colorful that we have had in years. Not only are there greater numbers and a larger variety of wildflowers this year, they are also much larger and more deep in color than I have ever seen. Every day brings new discoveries and more brilliant displays. We have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>El Nino Showers Continue</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2010/03/16/el-nino-showers-continue/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2010/03/16/el-nino-showers-continue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[El Nino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pansies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vegetable transplants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violas]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the el nino effect, this has been one of the wettest fall and winter seasons that I can remember since I moved to Central Texas over twenty years ago. The results of all this rain on the gardens and wildflowers is remarkable. The late winter, early spring blooming plants, such as the Carolina [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late February Central Texas Snowfall</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2010/02/24/late-february-central-texas-snowfall/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2010/02/24/late-february-central-texas-snowfall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birds]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We got more snowfall yesterday than I have ever seen in Texas. It was absolutely lovely, and gave me a chance to see my gardens in a whole new way. Here are just a few of the shots that I took while dodging silver dollar sized snowflakes. Sycamore Creek Valley in the Snow Sycamore Creek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Showers and Flowers</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/09/28/fall-showers-and-flowers/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/09/28/fall-showers-and-flowers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It has been ages since I have put up a post. There are several reasons for this, but the main one is that it has been so hot and dry for the past three months that I have spent most of my free time watering and mulching the gardens in an effort just to keep [...]]]></description>
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