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    Seeds & Soon-To-Be-Sprouts

    I may be getting a bit ahead of myself here, but I’m longing for spring and feeling like testing a few boundaries.  Since we have our grow lights in place, happily helping along our greens, some herbs and even a few bush beans, I figured it was worth a little experimentation in tomatoes and peppers as well. I planted 3…

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    Seed Gifts

    Anyone who knows me, even just a little, probably knows that I absolutely love seeds!  Well, I’ve now received 3 separate envelopes of seeds in the mail and I’m just beside myself with excitement!  I know, I know, it’s going to be MONTHS before I can plant any of them, but that’s beside the point!  The point is, they exist…

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    Seed Saving

    Can you believe it?  Yep, I’m still saving seeds!  This batch, added to the last batch, gives me a total of 22 different seeds saved so far this year! From Organic veggies planted and harvested from our yard we have butternut squash (grown form seeds grown in 2010, grown from seeds in 2009!!!), sweet red cherry tomatoes, green bell peppers…

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    Seed Saving

    If you read this blog, you probably know that I absolutely love seeds and you also know that I probably spend way too much money on seeds.  Tool Lady is always shaking her head at me, telling me that we don’t need so many seeds!  So, this year it’s been one of my goals to save as many seeds as…

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    Garden Happiness(es)

    Our Lemon Cucumbers are producing…lots! Bell Peppers and Jalapenos, playing nice. A glimpse into the jungle of the tomato bed Mixed lettuce seed, saved! Happy Gardening!!! What is making you happy in your garden this week?

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    Garden Happiness(es)

    The beginnings of a jalapeno! This bed is 4 feet wide & the fence behind it is 6 feet tall.  This means, officially, that our tomatoes are out of control. Buddha hanging out with the blue corn . How can something so green bring one so much happiness??? Bush snap pea Another bush snap pea (flower).  They’re just so pretty!…