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A few days ago I decided it was finally time to get serious about picking and clearing out our heirloom tomato beds. Each raised garden bed contained about 8 tomato plants, so there was a pretty significant amount of tomatoes to harvest. After pulling up the plants and sorting the tomatoes into piles {green tomatoes Read More >>
The other day I went out to the garden and snapped a few photos of our pumpkin patch. I’ve grown pumpkins before, but never this many. I’ve been really surprised lately at all the sugar pie pumpkins there are, and I’m going to have to figure out a way to use all the pumpkin puree once Read More >>
With the cooler temperatures lately, things are really beginning to wind down in the garden. This past week I cleaned up the garden beds by pull up about half of our tomato plants, and I decided to stop watering the pumpkin patch as well. Although I’m pretty confident I’ll be able to grow boatloads of kale, Swiss 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 >>
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 >>
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