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…
Happy Monday everyone!!! We didn’t harvest a single thing all week until last night when I harvested some greens and carrots for lunch today (adding a couple boiled eggs makes an almost perfect salad)! I spent a lot of time last weekend cleaning, blanching and freezing all the greens we…
Happy Monday, everyone!!! Well, I think the warm weather just might be around for good. This weekend temperatures reached well into the upper 70s and it actually felt hot outside while I was working in the yard…Not the nice yummy spring warmth I’m used to, but an almost uncomfortable heat…
Happy Monday, everyone! We had another beautiful week, but it ended in a bit of snow and freezing temperatures. So far everything looks OK but it’s supposed to freeze again tonight, so we’ll see. I’m still worried about our fruit, but there’s really nothing for it but to keep my…
Happy Monday, everyone! There seems to be lots happening in the yard suddenly! The peas are peeking, the rhubarb is huge (well, huge to me…it’s never gotten this big this fast before), the fruit trees have all blossomed out and are beginning to get some leaves, our raised beds/hoop houses…
Happy Monday, everyone! Well, I haven’t closed the hoop houses all week, but from what I understand, the weather is supposed to turn today ad we just might get some snow. I’ll believe it when I see it, but I’m really not surprised. In some potentially exciting news, we just…
Happy Monday, everyone! We’re coming off an amazing weekend here (temperatures up close to 70 degrees) and according the forecast, we’re supposed to have a full week of 60 and 70 degree weather with lows above freezing! Crazy. I opened up the hoop houses yesterday and decided it was going…
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…