We have had very unusual weather this year. Not a lot of rain over the winter and spring. No freezing temperatures last winter to kill off bugs. Very hot temperatures since the beginning of June. Thankfully my husband put in a new soaker hose system. It is really great. Rather than having one hose with […]
Now Our Garden Can GROW
The starts are in the ground. Let’s back up a couple of days. Prior to planting there was tilling to do. We had hoped to not till and try to preserve the rhizophere of the soil but we just can’t do everything we want when we want to do it. Michael had already burned the […]
Weed Warfare
Our garden is out of control. No, not with wonderful fresh produce. Weeds. Yes, I know, “What is a weed to one person is a edible plant to another”. Yada yada yada. I’m not eating this stuff. The solution? A new toy tool. Michael bought himself a propane torch. Just what every man wants, a […]
The End of the Harvest– Winter Squash
It is quite the learning experience to grow something new. Especially when the “readiness” is hard to judge. All of the things I read tell you to harvest winter squash before the first frost. They also tell you to wait for the vines to die back plus a couple of weeks for “curing” (the skin […]
Animals, Shop, Garden and a Little Fun
I thought you might enjoy some pictures of the animals. The chicks sure have grown a lot. The Barred Rock chickens are very sociable. Our chicken coop has a door that leads out to an enclosed pen. I think that the Ameraucana chicken’s head looks like […]
How Does Our Garden Grow– Update
I worked in the garden today for about seven hours and I thought you might like to see how it is coming along. Here is one of the pictures from July. Here is a similar shot from today. Here were our tomatillos in July. Here they are today. I have a ton of winter squash […]