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Here we are, the end of April and the backyard garden plot is finally starting to take shape. Just a few more weeks to go until I can plant my tomato starts and really start to see some progress from above. The recent cold weather has done wonders for the peas, broccoli and cabbage plants. Read More >>
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For lunch today I made the Handsome Husband a lovely strawberry and spinach salad. It cost me nothing. Although he would never admit it, I think he’s secretly impressed with my scavenging skills. I mean it’s not everyday a wife makes her husband a gourmet lunch out of free food that was intended for the Read More >>
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After harvesting lettuce and radishes out of the gutters this morning, I went ahead and re-planted them. When I first planted the greenhouse gutters with radishes in Mid-February, I had no idea it would take 2 1/2 months for them to be harvested. Clearly, it was due to the cold weather. And since I want Read More >>
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A big thank you to everyone who entered the Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre Book We have a winner! Congratulations to Lacy Orser who said: “Exotic? Coconut? If it matters, it was in Fiji straight off the tree.” Lacy has been notified via email and now has 48 hours to claim her prize. Have Read More >>
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The Handsome Husband came home with a 20 pound box of free rhubarb the last night. His co-worker Farmer Ted had given it to him. Ted knows I’m all into gardening and growing food and thought I’d like to have a box. Yipeee. Now what? What on earth am I supposed to do with 20 Read More >>
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The day before the free pot episode, I ordered a few yards of potting soil for the greenhouse. After all, the free buckets in the greenhouse need to be filled, and since I’m not in the business of growing dirt, I had to truck some in. The only problem was, as soon as it was Read More >>
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I made this Green Bean and Potato Salad recipe yesterday for the first time so I could get out of a committee meeting. There was nothing left in the bowl when I went to pick up my dishes so they must have liked it. Either that or someone licked the bowl clean. I’m not sure Read More >>
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If you’re looking for a fun rainy day garden project to do with your kids, or if you are a new gardener and are concerned about planting tiny seeds like carrots and lettuce in the garden, I have the perfect project for you. Seed tape. To make a seed tape you will need to gather Read More >>
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