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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.

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All Things Garlic and Greens

SPRING IS COMING! Garlic is growing! And I was able to harvest a fwe wee greens from seeds started February 1st – a few Tiny Bok Choy and…

All Things Lumia Box

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All Things GREEN!

Seeds started on Feb 1. Greens, herbs, radishes. I have some still under grow lights and trying an experiment with some of them in the dining room. This…

Give a Little Bit?

Please read. Please share and give a little if you can. I’ve been following @yougrowgirl for years and years. And have a few of her books. Every bit helps. Thank…

Shift…

I’m trying to stay positive. All the good things – BRAIN THINK OF ALL THE GOOD THINGS. But today its a bit of a struggle. SHIFT OUT OF…

Darn Good Day

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…

All Things 11/5/2022

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….

All Things 11/4/2022

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…

All Things 10/29/2022

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…

All Things 10/23/2022

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…

All Things 10/16/2022

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….

All Things 10/13/2022

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…

All Things 10/4/2022

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…

All Things 10/3/2022

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…

All Things 10/1/2022

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?…

September Harvest

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

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!

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

Around the Garden I do love a good picking of the herbs… And the multi-colored pickings. Soon there will be many, many more…

Medicinal Herb Garden

Ah, to dream. Grow little seeds! GROW!  

Mutant Tomato

So it appears the first tomato of the season is rather a mutant ginormous one, eh?

Around the Garden

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

Blooms in the medicinal herb garden. Bee Balm. Holy Basil. Yarrow. Lavender. Marshmallow. Comfrey.

Crown of Thorns

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…

Too Much

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!

Valerian root! I’m really hoping this air dries nicely because I’ve heard dehydrating can be really stinky.

Johnny Jump-Ups and Arnica

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…