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Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Do you ever have those weeks where time just zooms by and you're not quite sure where it went?  Yep, last week felt that way for me!  It was the last week of the summer camp I manage and I'm not really sure where each of the days went!  There were even evenings that I came home and didn't walk…
July 30, 2012
Sowing Fall Seeds

Sowing Fall Seeds

While it always feels funny to me to start fall crops in the middle of summer, I am learning the importance of giving them the opportunity to get their roots under them well before the temperature drops. This will be our third fall and winter during which we will attempt to continue to grow some veggies while the temperatures drop…
July 25, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Thankfully, the past week finally brought us some much needed rain!  Not only has it helped to calm our spirits a bit, but the garden has loved the respite form the heat as well as the moisture from the skies.  Rain water must have some magic in it because it affects our veggies unlike any water we get…
July 9, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!This week brought a mixture of harvests, including the first jalapeno and the first Happy Hot Peppers!  Dave, I'm hoping you might have some insight/shared curiosity about why ours went straight from green to red instead of the pretty orange you've gotten in the past.  Very interesting...I guess we'll wait and see what happens with the other three experimental Happy…
June 25, 2012
Growing Herbs Indoors

Growing Herbs Indoors

Each year that I have planted a garden, I have planted at least a few herbs and teas...Basil, chamomile, echinacae, dill, oregano, kota, sage...The first year: nothing. The second year: we put in the mint and it did great. The third year (last year): a little bit of basil and a lot of mint.Definitely not sufficient.  I'm not sure what…
February 1, 2012
Sweet, Sweet Jams

Sweet, Sweet Jams

One day, hopefully later this year, we will have a pantry that is stocked full with jars and jars of food that we have canned.  Oh how I swoon over pictures of pantries that have already accomplished this!  In the meantime, however, I am finding pride and joy in the few items that we have canned...including (but not limited to)…
January 19, 2012