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We recently harvested our garlic and knowing when to harvest garlic can sometimes be a wee bit tricky, so I thought I ‘d share what I’ve learned over the years so here’s how to harvest and store garlic. It depends on what type you grow {hardneck or softneck}, and unfortunately, you kind of have to Read More >>
The backyard is finally starting to look like a real backyard garden again. Out 16 4×8 raised garden boxes are really starting to fill in and it won’t be too long before they are overflowing with yummy vegetables to eat. I still think the cabbage and radish bed looks the best. Do you have any great radish Read More >>
Check it out! The raised garden beds are really starting to fill up. It’s so nice to finally see green in those beds instead of soil. We have 16 raised garden beds and so far 10 have been planted. I’m saving the last 6 for tomatoes {which I’ll be setting out in a few more Read More >>
Last October I planted garlic in one of our raised garden beds. Yesterday, I pulled all the chicken fencing off the straw covered bed of garlic and was happy to find oodles of tiny green shoots poking through. I had to place the fencing on the garlic bed because the chickens kept scratching around in the soil Read More >>
Last week the chickens dug up {and ran off with} the garlic bulbs I planted back in October. After checking a few places online {they were sold out} I ended up running over to the Garden Sphere in Tacoma. Luckily they had a few varieties left in stock. Including elephant garlic. Have you ever grown it before? Before Read More >>
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