OK…you know that saying about the best laid plans? Yeah…this spring and summer have taught me a few valuable lessons about the my plans, vs. the gardens plans vs. the weathers plans. The perfect example of this is our pallet beds and their lack of growth this year. I know I have talked about the pallet beds a few…
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Seed Saving
In my continued attempt to save seeds, I am grateful that the warm (hot) weather has helped the overwintered veggies complete their cycle as well provided the perfect environment for the peppers and tomatoes to ripen. Enter a few of my favorite little promise keepers (as in, there’s so much promise kept with each tiny little seed)! Happy Hot Peppers……
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Running for the Hills
Last weekend, after a particularly hard week, we ran for the hills. Literally. We were lucky enough to be granted permission to camp on a private piece of property way up in the National Forest on Rosilla Peak. Given that the property was huge (a few hundred acres, I’m sure), we didn’t see a single person for over 36 hours…
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Harvest Monday
Happy Monday everyone!!! The past week was an incredibly busy and quite exhausting one…but I don’t think I really realized how crazy it was until I looked back on my harvest photos and found…one. Ah well, such is life sometimes! The good news is, we harvested our first bush beans and zucchini of the season, the cherry tomatoes are starting…
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Heart Shaped Spots
A friend of mine found this little Sweet-Heart at work a couple of days ago… Love really is all around.
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I’ve been hearing bits and pieces on the news all week about record breaking temps and climate change, but none of it really hit home until I saw this graphic. That’s a lot of drought. Source Our garden is gorgeous this year (tall, lush, heavily producing) for a couple of reasons…care and attention, drip irrigation, tons and tons of mulch (in the form…
