Did you know you can use eggshells as a chicken and garden supplement? Absolutely! Now, up until a couple of years ago, I had no idea that eggshells were good for anything except waiting for me to crack them open 😉 Whether you keep chickens and have an abundance of egg shells, or buy a carton or two each…
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Planting Asparagus
Well, as we figure out what’s going in all our new beds there has been one thing that has been a requirement…Asparagus. Tool Lady absolutely loves asparagus! A couple of years ago, before we knew anything about anything about growing veggies in the garden, we threw a couple of crowns in some really crappy dirt on a side of the…
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Yes, that is what is contained in our new raised beds in the backyard 🙂 It took two days of nearly back-breaking bed building and soil shuffling, but we are officially in business and I am now trying to figure out what all should go in those beds!!! We have built a total of 8 beds, each completely separate from…
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Harvest Monday
Happy Monday, everyone! There seems to be lots happening in the yard suddenly! The peas are peeking, the rhubarb is huge (well, huge to me…it’s never gotten this big this fast before), the fruit trees have all blossomed out and are beginning to get some leaves, our raised beds/hoop houses are full of greens and beets and carrots (although I…
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Big Changes Are Under Way
Stay tuned…
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Up-Potting Using Recycled Plastic Containers
Instead of simply throwing away (or recycling) our empty yogurt, cottage cheese or sour cream containers, we’ve been using them to up pot our seedlings while waiting for warmer weather 🙂 All you have to do is poke a couple of holes in the bottom of the container to allow for drainage! If you want to get crafty, you can…
