{"id":23188,"date":"2025-05-16T05:51:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T12:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=23188"},"modified":"2026-02-13T07:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:36:06","slug":"april-in-jacques-food-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/april-in-jacques-food-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"April in Jacques&#8217; food garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Walk around with me as Jacques points out what is ripe to eat in his garden full of treats in April. Maybe you would like to be able to snack on these in your yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course, we take a few detours along the way: What companions to plant around a new fruit tree? 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