• Grow,  Harvest

    Harvest Monday

    Happy Monday everyone! This is try #2…something funny happened on the way to posting this today…everything I wrote turned out in weird Computer-Speak once posted!  I am hopeful this time will be better! Anyhow…I was out of town most of last week attending Orientation at Prescott College (hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s back to school I go).  Thankfully, Tool Lady did all…

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    Harvest Monday

    Happy Monday everyone! First off, we’ve broken the 100 pound mark!!!  WooHoo!!! OK…now that I’ve done my Happy Dance, we can get down to business 😉 This weeks highlights include: The first butternut squash Actual Blue Corn The second wave of Roma Tomatoes The first Italian Heirloom! A mini CSA-type box of goodies for Brother The first (and possibly the…

  • Grow,  Harvest

    Harvest Monday

    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 harvested the first radishes that I planted super late in…

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    Garden Happiness(es)

    Summer and Winter Squash, making friends. The potatoes have almost completely recovered after their battering by the hail a week ago!  Thank goodness! The tiniest sunflower EVER… …See how tiny it is in comparison to the morning glory??? I love the variety our chickens give us in the size, shape and color of their eggs! Our very first Brandywine!!! It…

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    Harvest Monday

    Happy Monday everyone!!! The Yellow Taxis have continued to bless us with their presence in the garden…which I am grateful for since not many of our other varieties are near ready for harvest!  We’ve harvested about a pound a day of these babies! We also harvested our second (yes, their growth is slow this year!) squash and a few handfuls…

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    Harvest Monday!!!

    Happy Monday, everyone! This week brought more tomatoes (thank goodness), the last of (the second round of) spinach, a couple of carrots and a few more snap peas… …and the very first summer squash of the year!!! Yay for a little variety (even though I didn’t get pictures of everything)!!! This weeks totals:Snap Peas = 4 ouncesTomatoes = 14 ouncesCarrots…