My time to make soap has slowed down over the years, but we still use it every single day so when I realized we had just over a month’s worth of soap left (3 bars!!), I shoved a bunch of other “required chores” aside for a couple of weekends and made it happen! It was good to get back to…
All of the productivity of a summer can seem to disappear in the blink of an eye. And we did have a mostly busy and productive summer, almost right up to the end (I think most of us consider summer over when school starts, even if it’ll be warm for a while yet). Our Rottweiler, Artemis, had to have emergency…
Less work = more posting. More work = less posting. Funny how that works. I prefer more frequently posting little bits of news, it’s easier to look back on and see a better timeline of what’s happened, but I can’t complain. I’m finally getting to do all the things I’ve been dreaming about! It’s sitting at a toasty 31c/88f so…
Today I planted Chives Basil Thyme Roma Tomatoes Celery Lettuce Green peppers Cabbage Jalapenos And set up one counter with the light and tray. In 2 weeks we should see some growth! Here’s the “before we attack the garden” pictures, it’s a wreck!
[image links are broken after several hosting moves, hoping to find backups somewhere] I planted 2 kids of pumpkins, both Burpee, one is a “Prizewinner Hybrid” and the other 2 plants are supposed to be “Jack O Lantern”. There’s 2 plants, both supposed to be Jack O Lantern, planted inches from each other (both were coming in so well I…
I couldn’t stand it any longer, I had to pick the 3 big zucchini :lol Going to make some zucchini bread and maybe a treat for the kids and shred and freeze the rest. Mmmm crookneck!
How do you shorten zucchini properly? Zuck? (that sounds like duck) Zook? Maybe, looks alien though. I’ll stick with zucc until I get a professional opinion. Anywho, I bring you: one tiny green pepper: He needs eyes I think. 2 of the zucchinis are the size of a mini baseball bat I have, but thicker. They’re going to be full…
Notice: The weeds are taking over. Ignore them and don’t think too badly of me ;) I don’t have enough time to keep them in check lately! I’ve noticed a lot of bee life in the garden, and managed to get a couple photos of them helping me out… With my tomatoes: And my lemon cucumbers: The squash are doing…
I’m gonna kick myself for using “that word” when the google ads turn nasty, but I couldn’t pass it up :lol I cannot wait for fresh corn on the cob! Corn sugar starts turning to starch as soon as it’s picked so the fresher the corn is, the sweeter. I look forward to picking the ears and immediately throwing them…
Yes, I do have a “thing” for using the Wizard of Oz themed titles :p Crooknecks: Zucchinis: Roma tomatoes: Beefsteak tomato: Corn: Green beans: The thyme is FINALLY growing! And the parsley is ready to get cut again:
I couldn’t wait to get out and get pictures…I’m like a kid opening presents with this garden :lol Here’s a pea pod: One of the ripening strawberries: And the tomatoes with their new supports (the smaller plants are the early girls that I started from seed much later then the beefsteak and roma)…I wasn’t able to get a decent shot…
As requested, the russet potatoes in bloom (these are the organic store bought ones, the red seed potatoes I got aren’t too far behind): While I was outside I wanted to snap a shot of the lettuce, which is amusing me with the growth. These were all transplanted at the time time, but some obviously were more thrilled with the…