The Green Beans are Taking Over
laughing... It seems the Green Bean Fairy has whapped my garden with a triple dose of fertility. Now mind you, I am NOT complaining! The first harvest filled 2 large bowls and the giant colander. The…
Garden and Various Musings
I had harvested the cabbages that made it through the storms. After washing and chopping, they are in a 1 gallon crock "becoming" sauerkraut. It takes a lot of cabbage to make it, I found out.…
Chest-o-Spinach 28 June 2019
Garden and Processing Spinach
This is a bit of a tome. No apologies. I have had a few busy days. My husband had picked a good 3 gallons of strawberries so far this season. Isn't that colander-full amazing? The little…
Kitchen Garden June 2019
Garden Update
I have been very busy the last two months preparing the garden beds and planting. This year has been amazing. Everything is already sprouted and going strong. Usually in my area, plants do not get this…
Garden journal front
Garden Planning Tips
Looking at what the main "kitchen" garden looks like at the moment, it can be hard for some to even think about planning the planting layout of your garden(s). I order my seeds and then plot…
Garden July 2017
Garden Planning
It is that time of year, time to plan your garden. For those of us who have been at this a while, we have a stack of seed catalogs at hand. Some are like me, having…