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Herbs, Herbs, Everywhere Herbs!

Herbs, Herbs, Everywhere Herbs!

Welp, last Friday I finally spent some real, glorious, much needed time out in the garden! Sprout happily gnawed on fresh beans and I just puttered around until we were both hot, hungry and tired. It was absolutely divine! During my time outside, I finally decided to give our poor herb bed a little TLC. I really hadn't realized how…
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!I missed last weeks Harvest Monday because I was in Milwaukee visiting my very best friend in the world!  We were watching Sandy hammer the east coast, eating good (comfort) food, painting and enjoying the wonder that 20+ years of friendship brings :-)But I digress...I must catch up on harvesting and tallying...that's what you're here for, aren't you?…
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Well, things aren't incredibly exciting here in the way of harvests now.  We do, however, still have a few tomato vines that are holding onto some beautiful fruits (a Barnes Mountain Yellow, two Orange Flesh Purple Smudges and an Italian Heirloom), though they are ripening rather slowly with the cooler weather and shorter days!  They will have to,…
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!I missed you all last week since we went out of town for a bit of a vacation!  We're back now though, and so happy to be home and able to harvest all of our veggies while they're at their peak!  That means it's catch up time...here in the garden and with my canning pots!Before we left for…
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…