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This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do Read More >>
How To Freeze Shredded Zucchini. Yes, it’s a thing, let me tell you about it. Back in 2012 I went out to the garden to pick {what I thought would be} a few zucchini squash so I could make a couple of loaves of zucchini bread. Well apparently it had been awhile since I’ve picked Read More >>
Yesterday as I was working in the garden, I decided to make a game plan for this week. In a nutshell, my raised garden beds are driving me bonkers {and that’s saying it mildly}. Almost all the garden beds are overgrown, unrulely and look like crap and they are making me crazy. So what’s the Read More >>
Last night, right before dark I went around to all the tomato plants and picked as many near ripe tomatoes as I could. As much as I would like all my tomatoes to ripen on the vine this year, it’s just not going to happen. We are already a week into September and although there Read More >>
Wahooo! The fall peas have broken through the surface and are on their way. If all goes well we should be swimming in sugar snap peas buy Halloween. Yee-Haw! Do the pea plants look leggy to you? They look a little leggy to me. The Romaine lettuce I started in pallets a few weeks ago Read More >>
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