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Today I’ll be working in the greenhouse to try to tidy things up a bit. Although the plants are growing strong, some of the leaves are beginning to die back and need to be trimmed. The tomato plants I have growing outside of the greenhouse are hanging in there, but I think I’m ready to 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 >>
Today was awesome. I spent 7 hours in the garden, pulling weeds, hanging out with the chickens and harvesting vegetables from the greenhouse. I know some people think of gardening as a chore, but I don’t. I think it’s relaxing, even if all those little garden tasks never seem to end. I like what I Read More >>
A few weeks ago I planted 4 containers with basil seeds, and today I planted the basil seedlings in the greenhouse. I’m hoping for a late fall harvest. I’ve tried to grow basil over the years, but this is really this first year I have ever been successful at it, and I think it’s all Read More >>
Now before you go and freak out and tell me not to use pallets because they are filled with toxic chemicals, I want you to know the pallets I am using are clean, and free of chemicals. If you are going to try this, make sure you are using CLEAN pallets. Not ones that have Read More >>
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