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Last weekend Monkey Boy had the super fun task of pressure washing the back porch… He did such an amazing job… I think I’ll have him do the entire driveway this weekend (shhh don’t tell him 🙂 Any who… The reason the back porch needed to be pressured washed was… well… the chickens have been Read More >>
Step 1. After discovering the “blog world” one summer in which you can finally connect with other like minded gardeners, come to the conclusion that you are going to grow a bunch of heirloom tomatoes next summer. Not only are you going to grow tomatoes but hey….just for kicks decided to grow 15 different Read More >>
Gee… What an interesting idea… Growing food… If you’re new around here you may not know we actually GROW food in our backyard come summer time… In fact 2 summers ago I grew over 1,300lbs of garden produce… Yep… How crazy is that? True… I did end up tying bags of zucchini to my neighbors Read More >>
Ummm…. There’s one minor detail I have overlooked… Garden Seeds… How the heck and I suppose to pay for those? In order to GROW FOOD… I will need to BUY seeds… And isn’t it only fair that SEED money comes out of my GROCERY BUDGET? The only two options I have come up with so Read More >>
I don’t believe my eyes. For the FIRST time this year, there is NO RAIN in the forecast this week. Maybe, hopefully, if I am lucky… My 4th, YES 4th, planting of beans, cucumbers and zucchini seeds will grow. I’ve already given up on having pumpkins & squash this year. Well, strike that, maybe I’ll Read More >>
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