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All Things Garden
The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. — Abraham Lincoln
All things garden, gardening, landscaping, plants, culinary and medicinal herbs, flowers, fruits and vegetables. I might not always have a green thumb, but I’m having a lot of fun homesteading and experimenting. 99% organic. My husband even set up an indoor greenhouse area for me to play with! There’s just something about getting my hands in the earth that find irresistible. And NOTHING tastes better than food you grow on your own, you can quote me on that one.
SEEDS! Round One. A big round, but I had a 15% off coupon code and wanted to make the most of it. The weather is lovely. FALSE SPRING…
How many garlic cloves did we plant for 2023? If you guessed 1000 you win! This is not a row of garlic, but a row of Milk Thistle….
I found these rogue? cosmos flowers in the peach garden site. No other cosmos around, just this one huge pink plant. Hmmmm. The porch garden is still growing…
Yes Mimi Cat, I would love to nap in the dirt too, alas work calls. I had my last 6 am shift for a week yesterday though, at…
Actual image of me working this weekend. Ha! (All morning shifts too.) What Was I Thinking? I’m glad I didn’t attempt to squeeze my fat ass into a…
Our final pumpkin squash gourd harvest. I have NO idea where those beautiful round yellow pumpkins came from, but I hope they taste as sweet as they look….
The garden season has come to an end. And the to-do clean-up list is never-ending and just not happening between my work schedule and rain. But look at…
Woosh. I just don’t have it in me today. Grumpy day yesterday. SUPER grumpy day this morning. I didn’t even try to blog until, well, my shift is…
Mimi Cat is living her best life today. Ah, the sunshine is out and the air is crisp and coolish – perfect morning to get out in the…
Yesterday, all my coffee felt so far away… but now today is Saturday, a different day, my body is fully caffinate* *not a real word, but it rhymes?…
If your countertops aren’t filled with fresh from the garden goodness are you even a happy, harvesting homesteader at the end of September?
Around the garden – late August. Finally picking! Tomatoes. Yellow Beans. Banana Peppers. Zinnias, Potatoes, Celery! Mint. Lettuce. Chives. Basil. Sugar Baby Watermelon. Cucumbers. Eggplant. Tomatoes. Banana Peppers….
Corn! We have not been successful in growing corn in years…and mostly by years I mean ever. This is one of many many dozens left to pick. Hurrah!…
Around the Garden I do love a good picking of the herbs… And the multi-colored pickings. Soon there will be many, many more…
Around the garden. 1. Cucamelon! The cutest darn plant in the whole wide world. So tiny!!! 2. Peppers 3. Gourd 4. Malabar Spinach 5. Elderberries!!! 6. Eggplant 7….
Blooms in the medicinal herb garden. Bee Balm. Holy Basil. Yarrow. Lavender. Marshmallow. Comfrey.
Crown of Thorns. A gift to Weber Wonderland last year. Omggggg she is unreal. I propagated four new plants successfully from cuttings of at least two feet of…
I did WAY TOO MUCH GARDENING TONIGHT and I’m certain I will regret it tomorrow. Already stiff as a board, heading to the hot tub and then watering…
Valerian root! I’m really hoping this air dries nicely because I’ve heard dehydrating can be really stinky.
I gave the Johnny Jump-ups more space. The original two clearance pots are now happily four. Well, well, well. What do we have here? In the spot where…
Flowers from the Garden Hyacinths, Tulips and Daffodils. LILACS! Finally! After *years* of waiting for the bare roots to grow.
And, sow it begins once again. Round one SEED STARTING complete. HWMMS bought me this cool seed saving storage box for Christmas. I LOVE IT. Little Tic-Tac containers…
Tis that time of year! SPRING FORWARD is already this weekend – what? My Hopsice Spring Flower Bouquet arrived – so pretty! Kelly traded me the bunch that…
All Things Herbalism Time! I finally got around to organizing some of my herbs and seeds and tinctures and oils. Wild Dagga leaves and flower petals. Boneset tincture….