• Grow

    Flowering Potatoes

    As many of you know, we have struggled greatly with growing potatoes. We’ve tried a couple of different containers, a couple of different soil and straw combinations, and a couple of different spots in the garden (full sun, patrial shade, etc.) and have yet to perfect the perfect growing conditions…

  • Eat - Grow - Harvest

    Grow, Harvest, Eat

    Happy Monday, everyone! The garden is officially starting to explode!  With so many (very) hot days, followed by a few days of light drizzles and a few heavy downpours (finally!), the garden is happy, beginning to produce and filling in very nicely! While harvests are still pretty sporadic and small,…

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    Knee High by the Fourth of July

    Well, if the old saying about growing corn is true, I think we’re headed for a good (yet small) corn crop this year! Yes, this photo is of our Three Sisters bed in the front yard and yes, this photo was actually taken on the Fourth of July 🙂 Additionally,…

  • DIY - Grow

    Compost Overhaul

    Compost is one of those magical things that I read about (and pin about) and participate in all the time, but there’s a part of me that doesn’t fully believe that it will do it’s job.  Do you ever feel like that?  I mean, really…You set up a spot, toss…

  • Eat - Grow - Harvest

    Grow, Harvest, Eat

    Happy Monday, everyone! Grow The garden is, with the exception of one single tomato plant, doing amazingly well despite the record breaking temps we had over the past week.  I anticipate many tomatoes and peppers in the coming weeks and cannot wait for our  tomatillos to begin forming their cute…