The Great Potato Harvest of 2011

The Great Potato Harvest of 2011

On the last weekend in April we planted 2.5 pounds of German Butterballs in some recycled kiddie pools and a few ounces of red potatoes (that were sprouting in the pantry) in a big bucket.After many months of waiting, drought, hail storms and lots of patience, the time finally came to harvest them!!!  This weekend, with the help of Beastie and her…
October 16, 2011
Broccoli for Beginners

Broccoli for Beginners

This fall, for the first time ever (and as part of the 2011 Growing Challenge), we are growing broccoli.  These beauties were planted (sown as seed directly into our 4X5 raised bed) in August , are growing happily and will be covered shortly as the beds become wagons.  Not only do they have huge and gorgeous leaves, but they are…
October 15, 2011
Tomatoes!

Tomatoes!

Last Wednesday, with freezing temperatures in the forecast and our weekend trip planned, Tool Lady and I decided it would probably be best to pull everything out of our 4X6 raised bed.  What exactly did "everything" include?Well, 12 tomato plants, 2 lemon cucumber vines, 2 basil plants, a bell pepper plant, 2 jalapeno plants and a bunch of strangled carrots.…
October 12, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!  Better late than never, right?! Last week was pretty slow in the Garden Department with the exception of Wednesday evening when we decided to pull everything in the 4X6 raised bed (AKA the crazy tomato bed) to avoid losing it all to a freeze while we were out of town over the weekend.  Pulling everything meant the end…
October 11, 2011
Seed Saving

Seed Saving

If you read this blog, you probably know that I absolutely love seeds and you also know that I probably spend way too much money on seeds.  Tool Lady is always shaking her head at me, telling me that we don't need so many seeds!  So, this year it's been one of my goals to save as many seeds as…
October 8, 2011
Star Gazing

Star Gazing

Last weekend Tool Lady and I went star gazing with some friends on a huge piece of property (10, 000 acres, I think) that is a both a preserve and the site of a future sustainable community in the Galisteo Basin, about a twenty minute drive from town.  At first I was excited about the idea of purchasing property out…
October 6, 2011