As I mentioned a few weeks ago, as part of the 2011 Growing Challenge, we are growing broccoli for the first time ever. Guess what? It worked! Today I got to harvest our very first broccoli from the garden! I’ve learned that, to ensure that you’re broccoli is ready for harvest, you need to look at at few things: Is…
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With the sun shining brightly above us and no more freezing temperatures forecast for at least the next several days, ice crystals and snow seem so very far away…but I know they’re coming (and am hopeful they’ll make for some more beautiful photos)! Well, after much family discussion, we’ve decided to jump in to Crunchy Chicken’s Freeze Yer Buns Challenge!!! Our goal…
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This fall, for the first time ever (and as part of the 2011 Growing Challenge), we are growing broccoli. These beauties were planted (sown as seed directly into our 4X5 raised bed) in August , are growing happily and will be covered shortly as the beds become wagons. Not only do they have huge and gorgeous leaves, but they are…
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A few months ago I decided to take the four season garden challenge hosted by Melinda over at One Green Generation. The challenge is all about growing at least one new item in your yard each season. While some of the crops I mentioned in the initial posting about this challenge have failed (peanuts and echinacea) due to the incredibly hot and dry spring…
