This nasturtium is to be expected at this time of year… …but this little rose is quite a nice surprise! The fall snap peas look happy and healthy…just waiting for blossoms Kale and beets in the raised beds A little bit of lettuce 🙂 The tips of what’s left of…
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…
Happy Monday everyone! This week brought us the last of the acorn and butternut squash and blue corn, many more tomatoes and lemon cucumbers and the first of the fall kale. Oh, and I can’t forget the single, tiny jalapeno. I am trying to find my balance between my new…
A cold front is moving through and our temps are about 20 degrees below where they’ve been for what feels like forever. It’s raining lightly right now and I’m happily drinking a cup of hot tea in the middle of the afternoon. Tomorrow is the unofficial last day of summer,…
A couple of days ago I was talking to Alex over at Spotty Dog Farm about distraction crops (AKA trap crops). They can be weeds or plants that come up accidently or that are planted on purpose (think companion planting) and will either distract the bad bugs with their scent…
If you were to be a fly on the wall in my home in the early hours of any given weekend morning, you would probably find my kitchen table looking something like this… That is because I love, love, love to plan. I have lists and diagrams and ideas and…
A few months ago I decided to take the four season garden challenge hosted by Melinda over at One Green Generation. The challenge is all about growing at least one new item in your yard each season. While some of the crops I mentioned in the initial posting about this challenge have failed (peanuts…
This has been exciting week in Harvest Land for us! We’ve finally gotten some color in the mix!!! Snap Peas (Round Two) = 14 peas (almost a whole ounce!) At the beginning of last week, our beet bed was full… Then, after I harvested every other beet, it looked like…