Now that the summer heat is starting to taper off a bit I’ve started thinking of fall planting. All the nursery stock around here is mostly gone so I’ve started thinking about starting seedlings again. I’ve not had much success in this area and figure it’s because I’ve been looking for the perfect “growing kit” and haven’t researched techniques much. That and I forget to water. What can I say? Having a [click to continue...]
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One of my favorite things to do with homegrown tomatoes is add it to a box of risotto mix. Risotto is a [click to continue...]
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I told my sister in-law today that next year I want a whole 4×4 full of strawberries, and another full of tomatoes. Maybe at least half of one for beets. And the one I have now? Squash, peppers, and other climbers. It’s times like this I start wishing I lived in Florida or some other place I could garden year round. But this is where I live so guess I’ll make do…grrr. In any case, the sunflowers above are [click to continue...]
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I have been wanting to post about my tomatoes all week - I only got one bite of the above tomato, which Hubby gobbled the rest up. YUM!!
Here are my heirlooms, slowly [click to continue...]
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My backyard is full of sunflowers - they are everywhere. Little brown and orange ones, huge yellow ones. Above is one about to burst into bloom. They are gorgeous huge vibrant things growing like weeds everywhere attracting bees like no other and I love ‘em - though not as much as hubby does, who planted them. My garden is growing so slowly and I’m still not sure why. [click to continue...]
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