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{photo credit} Do you go all out and decorate your front porch for fall, or just put out a few pumpkins and call it good? Here are a few of my favorite front porch designs for fall. Let me know which one you like best in the comments below. {photo credit} {photo credit} {photo credit} Read More >>
Last night as I was doing a little trimming in the garden I accidentally snipped a big, fat, juicy vine that held 6 green pumpkins on it. Boy was I mad at myself. The pumpkin was a Howden pumpkin which tend to grow in the 20 -25 pound range at their peak. The orange pumpkin you see on 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 >>
I am in love with my garden right now. There are so many different vegetables beginning to ripen, it’s intoxicating. So many tomatoes on the horizon, so many gorgeous pumpkins on the vine. It makes mornings like this, a sure joy to walk out the back door and snap a few pictures to record this summers bounty. Read More >>
Everyday that goes by I am getting more and more excited about this years heirloom pumpkin patch. This morning as I was watering I must have spotted at least 10 different varieties of pumpkins. I can’t even tell you how badly I want to climb in there and walk around to count how many there are. But Read More >>
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