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Spinach & Kale Preservation

Spinach & Kale Preservation

This spring our garden has provided an over abundance of spinach and kale.  This, added to all the greens we have been getting weekly from our CSA, has forced me to figure out how to preserve some of these wonderful items instead of letting them go wilty and therefore, to the birds!This week I harvested 1lb 13oz of kale and…
June 5, 2011
Random Garden Happiness(es)

Random Garden Happiness(es)

Here's what's happening in the garden this week!  It's been so incredibly dry (and cold up until a couple of days ago) that I'm still waiting on the sweet corn, squash, zucchini and peanuts to peek (along with a few other veggies), but all these other happenings make me very happy...The Honey Suckle is so happy!!!The first pumpkin sprout!Our over-wintered…
May 29, 2011
The first harvest of the spring!!!

The first harvest of the spring!!!

Yesterday morning was beautiful.  That was before the winds whipped up and coated the entire city in a gross, dusty haze (we really, really need some real rain).  Before the haze, though, I got some work done in the front yard (when you wake up at the crack of dawn you can get a lot done before 10am)I started off…
April 10, 2011
Spring has officially arrived!!!

Spring has officially arrived!!!

With spring officially upon us I find myself remembering how many hours of hard, dirty work it takes to get the yard ready for planting!  All winter long, while I'm warm and cozy, hibernating and stuck inside, I fantasize about being in the yard with the sun on my back and the warm soil at my fingertips.  I forget, however,…
March 21, 2011