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After picking another whopping 32 pounds of carrots in the garden yesterday, I stood there trying to figure out what I was going to do with them. The food bank in my town is rather small, and they already receive fresh produce from a local grocery store, so although I can donate fresh fruit and veggies, I Read More >>
Well, it’s official. I am starting to feel overwhelmed. There are so many things going on in the garden, it is now becoming increasing difficult to group them into one post. So today I’ll show you what’s happening in the main garden, and tomorrow and show you the greenhouse and the side gardens. How’s that? 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 >>
This morning I went out to the garden to check on the Green Arrow shelling peas. Even though I planted the shelling peas and the sugar snap peas at the same time, this year for whatever reason, it seems like the shelling peas are taking there own sweet time to develop. Which is a totally Read More >>
If you’re a vegetable gardener, your heart probably skips a beat each summer when you spot the first round of baby zucchinis growing. The second batch is usually as equally exciting. And then typically, it goes down hill from there. Thoughts of “what am I going to do with all this zucchini,” will soon enter Read More >>
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