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    Herb Garden

    After all the hoping and planning and sowing, I finally have my herb garden!!!  Yes, I am very excited 🙂 We decided that we realistically don’t have the space for a proper spiral herb garden now that we have all of raised beds in the backyard (although I would still like to have a spiral someday).  So instead, we utilized…

  • Grow

    Leaf Miners

    A couple of weeks ago this started happening to our beet leaves… The damage wasn’t everywhere, but it was definitely an issue.  So, after help from fellow bloggers after this post and a little research, this is what I’ve learned about leaf miners: They are actually the larvae of several different species of insects…usually moths and flies They live in…

  • Harvest

    Harvest Monday

    Happy Monday everyone! Slowly but surely we’re pulling out our over-wintered veggies, sowing seeds and transplanting a few tomatoes here and there.  It’s not really time yet, but all the forecasts say our temps will stay above freezing past our average last frost date, so while I’m taking a bit of a risk I really do think it will be…

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    Going to Seed

    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 on!  I love all their itty bitty buds and flowers…

  • Bees & Pollinators

    Bee Update

    Well, after a super warm winter and their relocation to the back yard, we finally got into our bees yesterday.  While they have adapted nicely to their new spot and have looked healthy from afar, it was honestly way passed time for us to get into the actual hive.  So, Tool Lady took a personal day off of work and…

  • Eat,  Grow,  Harvest,  Prepare

    Independence Days

    Happy Friday, everyone! Plant something: The weather has been absolutely amazing and while I’d like to believe that we’re well into the warm months, I have to remind myself that it really is still possible for us to get a frost or even a snow storm.  Given this, I’m still hesitant to put much in the actual ground, but I…