Happy Monday everyone! This week I’ll be posting two weeks worth of harvests since I didn’t make it into this space last week. Even still, trust me, there’s not a lot to post about 😉 Just a few greens, some spinach and a few carrots (yep, again) to report this week. Everything is still slow to come, but the hoop…
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What do you do when you find some yummy veggies and beans on sale? That’s right, you buy them, bring them home and can them. All in one day. Yeah…sometimes we’re a little crazy… On Sunday Tool Lady found some great deals while doing our bi-weekly grocery shopping so we wound up canning: 7 pints of asparagus 8 pints of…
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Harvest Monday
Happy Monday everyone! Alright, so I finally got into the hoop houses again on Saturday. The sun was shining beautifully and it was quite warm outside…scary warm for February, actually. I checked everything out, watered the fruit trees and just enjoyed the sun on my back for a bit. I didn’t, however, take any pics. I know, I know, crazy…
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Fall & Winter Crops – 2011/2012
Alright, I’ve finally planted out both of the raised beds in the front yard. Here’s what we’ve planted and are hoping to harvest throughout the winter and into next spring. 4X5 bed. In order of rows sown, back to front, succession plantings sown early August through early October. Broccoli Carrots Kale Carrots Kale Beets Carrots Spinach Carrots Beets Mixed Lettuce…
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Harvest Monday
Happy Monday, everyone! This week featured tomatoes, tomatoes and more tomatoes (it’s a good thing we like ’em), a few potatoes and carrots (it’s a good thing we like those, too) and a tiny bit of the first fall lettuce!!! As tomatoes have been ripening in the garage, we’ve been bringing them inside and either eating them or freezing them…
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Harvest Monday
Happy Monday everyone! Better late than never, right?! Last week was pretty slow in the Garden Department with the exception of Wednesday evening when we decided to pull everything in the 4X6 raised bed (AKA the crazy tomato bed) to avoid losing it all to a freeze while we were out of town over the weekend. Pulling everything meant the…