Happy Monday, everyone! I am incredibly happy to report that this week has brought us a variety of small and delicious harvests! But first, let’s look at how a few things are growing… The cucumbers and bush beans are doing very well! The cukes aren’t yet reaching for their support,…
I have a love/hate relationship with this time of year. The cool, crisp mornings make for the perfect temperature in which to enjoy tea on the back porch, easy sleeping throughout the night and more comfortable days without air conditioning (I work in a historic, adobe building). Such temperatures also…
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…
As the days continue to get longer and (abnormally) warmer, our over-wintered veggies have been bolting quite quickly this spring. In the interest of saving as many seeds as possible, I’ve left a few plants in the beds to continue their cycle and have been enjoying the show they put…
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 Labor Day everyone! This week brought us a bit of diversity in the form of the first winter squash!!! I have been biting my nails in anticipation and just couldn’t take it any more! There are still several ripening on their vines, but here’s the first peek!!! I also…
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…
Hilled up potatoes! A corner of our back yard Fantastic sunset shot from the back yard Chickens like beets 🙂 The Butternut Squash is starting to run! Snap Peas and beans starting the long climb! Beans make for a pretty cover crop Spinach (second planting) under a tree in the…