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There is so much going on in the garden lately, I don’t even know where to begin. For the past week or so the weather in the Pacific Northwest has been in the mid 70’s, which is of course the perfect weather for growing vegetables. With exception to the 120 heirloom tomato plants I’m trying 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 >>
Yesterday I received a call from my neighbor Girly Girl. Her daughter Lulu had just harvested 2 lbs 8 oz of red potatoes. Potatoes I had helped her daughter plant earlier this spring. Girly Girl wanted to check to see if I needed to know the poundage for my 2000 pounds or bust tally. I Read More >>
I think you guys are going to be a little surprised this Wednesday when I announce how many vegetables I was able to harvest this past week. I don’t know if it’s because we had such a long {and wet} spring, but all the cold weather crops are growing like nuts this year. I can barely Read More >>
If your garden is overflowing with strawberries, or you bought way to many berries recently, you should give dehydrated strawberries a try. Not only are they great to snack on, but dehydrated strawberries are a nice addition to oatmeal, granola and dried cereal. You can even toss them into a basic scone mix to liven Read More >>
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