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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 >>
After making a batch of pumpkin puree the other day, I cleaned the pulp off the pumpkin seeds and made a batch of roasted pumpkin seeds. Usually I just add a bit of salt and pepper to the seeds, but this year I decided to add something new to my recipe, Worcestershire sauce. And oh Read More >>
This morning 5 the baby chick and I headed out to the garden. We cleared an 8’x4′ raised garden bed that was filled with sagging tomato plants and replaced them with kale starts. Even though no one in the house is a major fan of kale, I need to reach my goal of growing 2,000 Read More >>
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