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Greens & Things

Greens & Things

As you may know about me by now, I always have such great intentions about growing a magnificent fall garden that will (naturally) evolve into a productive winter garden which will set us up for an incredibly bountiful spring... And then I become exhausted by summer's hectic schedule and distracted by fall's fall and enveloped by winter's hibernation... And then…
April 4, 2016
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday, everyone!!!Well, I think the warm weather just might be around for good. This weekend temperatures reached well into the upper 70s and it actually felt hot outside while I was working in the yard...Not the nice yummy spring warmth I'm used to, but an almost uncomfortable heat that reminded me to stock up on sunscreen this spring! Yesterday,…
April 23, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday, everyone!Well, I haven't closed the hoop houses all week, but from what I understand, the weather is supposed to turn today ad we just might get some snow.  I'll believe it when I see it, but I'm really not surprised.In some potentially exciting news, we just may have figured out what to do with the backyard!  Well, at…
April 2, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday & Happy 2012, everyone! This weeks harvest was the last harvest of 2011 and was a tiny one, but a harvest none-the-less :-)   Again, we have greens!  Enough greens for three good sized salads!I am especially grateful for our grow lights these days given the state of our Wagons/hoop houses.  Everything is either super slow to grow,…
January 2, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone! I've been MIA in this space for a bit due to the fact that there have been no harvests to post about.  Trust me, I've been very sad about it!  However, this week I actually have a harvest to celebrate!Yep, we've made it back into another green season!  These mixed greens have been growing happily under our…
December 26, 2011
Greens Under the Grow Lights

Greens Under the Grow Lights

Shortly after the grow lights went up, the seeds went in!  We're growing wheat grass, a variety of greens and sprouts for now and will experiment with different varieties throughout the winter to see what grows the best and the fastest inside in the dead of winter.They all might be quite small, but there are lots of true leaves, which…
December 5, 2011