Cabbage Destruction

Cabbage Destruction

This is the first year we're attempting to grow cabbage.  It all started out great and full of hope.  Then, the cabbage worms struck.  We started picking them off one by one...which was nearly impossible, but worked...mostly...though not before many, many holes were chewed.It seems that the worms are gone now, but in their place are these itty bitty black…
June 15, 2012
Trout – Catch ’em, Clean ’em & Eat ’em!

Trout – Catch ’em, Clean ’em & Eat ’em!

Tool Lady grew up fishing in Missouri and absolutely loves it...though she doesn't do it as often as she would like here in NM.  Last Friday, however, she practiced some self-care, took the day off of work and went fishing in the Pecos River.  The limit you can catch is five, and she met her limit!!! I, personally, have only…
June 14, 2012
Harvesting Turnip Seeds

Harvesting Turnip Seeds

This is me, in all my gardening glory (hmmm...) holding up the biggest turnip-gone-to-seed-space-hog ever!  Never did I think that one turnip would get so incredibly big!  Well, not the actual turnip, but all the foliage that went along with it!Of all the seeds we're attempting to save this year from over-wintered veggies (turnips, beets, carrots, kale and radishes), the…
June 13, 2012
Bean TeePee – Supersized

Bean TeePee – Supersized

Last weekend we strung some rope from our two raised beds at the end of our porch up through the slats in our portal (about 10-12 feet high) in an effort to give our Trail of Tears Beans something to hold on to.I am really happy with the way it looks now and can't wait for the beans to grab…
June 12, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Something very exciting happened this week!  We harvested our first three tomatoes!!!  Yep, you read that right...two Yellow Taxi Tomatoes and one cherry tomato!  Oh man!  I guess that starting those seeds under the grow lights in February really paid off :-)We also harvested our first dill, the last of the over-wintered carrots, and some more kale, peas,…
June 11, 2012
Drip Irrigation

Drip Irrigation

After much procrastination, we have finally purchased all of the necessary items and tools to install drip irrigation in our front and back yards.  We purchased everything yesterday morning and Tool Lady spent most of the day running it through all the beds in the front yard while I pulled tomato suckers, harvested turnips seeds, helped out a bit, placed…
June 10, 2012