A few pumkin moons brought on cold and lots of canning
Our summer garden is just about toast. We got a harvest moon early this month, then again last night. The first brought 29 degrees and kind of freeze burned our garden. The second brought...
I have most of the tomatoes transplanted
With all of the main crop tomatoes transplanted, I quickly transplanted a few new ones a customer sent me. They had gotten very leggy, due to lack of sun. But, I've found that by...
The rain came
It's been so dry lately, with storms going north and south of us regularly. Where friend, Dara, several miles north of us got an inch, we didn't get a sprinkle. But, yesterday, it rained...
It always feels great to fill up those empty spots in the pantry
I've been canning carrots like mad and boy, are they ever nice this year. They're plenty sweet, crisp, and have few lumps, bumps or extra arms and legs. I'm in a groove now. First...
We’re nearly done planting
Whew! By working hard this past weekend, we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as we plant nearly three acres of gardens. So far, we've planted 175 tomatoes, 18...