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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.
This little lime tree has been growing a lime for quite some time! Today, we decided it was a good day to use the little fella. You know,…
Mushrooms and Bulb Planting: It’s been a beautiful week, weather much warmer than usual which meant it was the PERFECT time to plant. Bulbs, bulbs, more bulbs and…mushroom…
I was so excited to see a baby lime on our wee lime tree in the greenhouse! HWMMS reaction? WE ARE BECOMING MARGARITA SUSTAINABLE! You know, in case…
300 Gallon Rain Collectors. I grew up on a small farm. And on this small farm we had a small well. Or at least I THINK it was…
Above the the large garden we plan on fencing in to keep the beasts out! And so far this is what we have planted… June 5th: Beans: Cannelini,…
It’s wonderful and exhausting that the people who owned this land for 10 years before we bought it did ZERO landscaping. Today, HWMMS did the tough work of…
Veggies and Herbs. MAY! It’s MAY and I don’t even have all the early Spring seeds and plants in the ground yet! Where does the time go? Today…
Now that we are in our forever home, surrounded by land and woods we are going to start reforesting with new trees. My brother told me about the…
Bambi: The ENEMY! I casually walk past the front door and windows on my way to the bathroom and sneak a glance outdoors of two eyes on some…
HWMMS and I visited the Springville Auction just to waste sometime in our new stomping grounds before meeting the BEST REALTOR EVER for our final walk through. (Reserving…
Everyone has a large box of Gnomes, right? I actually went to the garage and got a small box because I didn’t realize how many gnomes we had….
I know lots of people who don’t like beets, but happily I’m not one of them. Although I never think about using beets in my regular rotation of…
What to do with all that Stevia? Seriously? Stevia? What was I thinking planting this in the herb garden? I don’t even know what I’m going to do…
All Things Adventures in Canning: Lemon Verbana Jelly One of the very hardy herbs growing in the herb garden is a giant Lemon Verbana plant. Smells amazing, but…
I know Tubby Cat likes the catnip planters outdoors. But would the cats like the catnip dried? Hmmm. Let’s ask Dani Cat. The answer is a resounding YES!…
Tomato Hornworm w/ Braconid Wasp Eggs GROSS! So, so gross. But, beneficial to the garden. This is the 2nd one I’ve found this week. Tomato Hornworm Parasitized by…
Welcome to my Garden Update 2012 play-by-play! Our slug problem was taken care of by handpicking, staking everything in sight and Sluggo. Been periodically using Insect Killing Soap…
Happy Monday Morning in the Garden with the Kitties! Um, for some reason I was OUT OF BED at 8am. On my own, willingly…with nowhere to go! I…
Yuck. I spent two hours in our garden last night handpicking over 500 dang SLUGS from our precious garden. Seriously, they were EVERYWHERE and relentless! I don’t remember…
Garden 2012: Planted! Carrots, Beets, Green Onions, Tomatoes, Basil, Radishes, Yellow Squash, Pumpkins, Watermelon, Peas, Spinach, Green Beans, Soybeans, Cranberry Beans, Calypso Beans, Peppers, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Corn, Potatoes,…
Garden 2012: Part Three More. Seeds. We decided the front area where the bushes once lived…will be our herb garden. I decided I shall wear the red gingham…
Rodale’s Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Green Resource for Every Gardener came this past weekend to my soon-to-be home in the country. Addressed to me. Hee…
Roses! Oh my goodness the roses at He Who Makes Me Smile’s house are out of control gorgeous! I’m in love! Save