Planting Fall & Winter Crops
It is difficult to think about fall and winter crops when the tomatoes are just starting to ripen on the […]
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vegetables, winter vegetables
May in Review
A look back at May shows a lot of life and budding fruit on the homestead. This is a photo-heavy
Favorite Tomato Varieties
There are three general categories of tomatoes: sauce, slicer and cherry. Sauce tomatoes have thicker, meater fruit with less water
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garden, tomatoes, vegetables
Planting Potatoes: The Double Dig Method
St Patrick’s Day is usually my cue that potatoes need to be planted. You can still get your spuds in
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garden, potatoes, vegetables
Spring Planting With Company
Seeds are officially in the ground! The beds were prepped last week and the soil is now warm enough for
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garden, seeds
Gardening An Hour At A Time
Today is the first day of spring and the garden waits for no one! Juggling a newborn can easily put
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garden, tips, vegetables
Easy Spring Veggies
I’m keeping it simple with my spring vegetable garden this year. Baby could arrive anytime between now and the next
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garden, vegetables
What & When to Grow
The time for starting seeds is upon us! Not sure what to sow this year? My advice is plant what
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garden, seeds, vegetables
Get Busy!
The growing season is not too far around the corner! Witch hazel is already blooming and my flowering quince buds
Raking Is Not Homework
“I can resist anything but temptation.” -Oscar Wilde This became the theme of my weekend, for better or worse. I
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backyard livestock, design, ducks, garden, winter vegetables