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Calling all green thumbs: Did YOU plant a container this year? Did you take a picture of it in it’s prime? If so, hurry on over to Botanical Interests and enter the Botanical Interests Container Gardening contest. There is a limit of three {3} photo entries per person and photos must be received by October 31, 2012. Winners Read More >>
Since the weather has been getting a bit cooler lately I decided yesterday would be the perfect day to plant garlic bulbs. The garlic won’t be ready to harvest until next summer, but for the Pacific Northwest area, now is the perfect time to plant. If you have never planted garlic before it’s super easy. Read More >>
If you are looking for some gourmet garlic bulbs to plant this fall, my boyfriend Ryan over at Botanical Interests says they have them in stock and ready to ship. Botanical Interests Seed Company currently offers 6 different varieties of garlic as well as sampler packs. Ideally garlic should be planted 6 – 8 weeks before a Read More >>
We have a bunch of spinach that needs to be used up in the next few days, so I decided to give this recipe for spinach dip a try. Oh my! I just found a new favorite appetizer. In fact I think I’m going to have to plant some more spinach seeds here pretty soon Read More >>
Local Cherries went on sale this week .99 cents a lb. We canned 14 pints and feed some to the chickens. We had no idea that chickens liked cherries. Those birds are getting very comfortable in their new home and around us. Anytime one of us goes near the eglu they come running in hopes Read More >>
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