We’re nearly finished planting
We worked hard to get all the various crops planted in all of our big gardens. Rain was forecast and as we all know, rain on newly planted seeds makes them spring up lustily....
It is sunny and bright — a perfect Indian summer!
After seemingly weeks of rain, the sun has finally come out again. And boy, are we making good use of it! David not only cleaned up around his cabin, removing all the stumps, brush,...
Finally! Two days without rain.
And boy have we been busy. Our friends, Heather, Sherri, and Dara came over yesterday and helped with weeding and mulch. Although they only come occasionally, their help is invaluable! We love them so...
The corn is in!
On top of our fabulous bean harvest this summer, our sweet corn is ripe. This year our garden corn is Espresso, a SU hybrid that we grew last year. Boy, is it ever a...
Harvest continues despite our drought
From a too-rainy early summer, we've moved on to drought. It seems the weather gets stuck in one mode or another lately. So we broke out the irrigation pump last week and got everything...