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Last week when the HH brought home a giant box of rhubarb I didn’t have the time to process it all so I have a bunch to my neighbor Hulda. Luckily her mom was in town and guess what? She made 2 pies. Hulda shared and I was able to get a slice of both Read More >>
If you are short on space, growing strawberries in hanging baskets might be the way to go. It is super simple, and can produce surprising yields. I whipped up a hanging strawberry basket this morning for the greenhouse and thought I’d show you how I did it. To get started, you need to choose what Read More >>
I snapped a few pictures of our square foot garden while I was out working in the backyard today. For the most part things are growing as planned. I think I’ll set out some cucumber starts and more lettuce next week, and tomatoes, tomatoes are totally on the list as well. I just need to Read More >>
Yesterday I was hand watering the pallet gardens and snapped a few pictures so you could see how some of the vegetables are growing. Sadly everything in the garden has to be watered by hand because we have no drip irrigation or sprinklers set up. Luckily though we live in the Pacific Northwest and we typically Read More >>
I snapped a few pictures of the greenhouse over the weekend and thought I would share. The tulips and daffodils are still looking good. I’m been trying to decided what I’ll plant once the flowers die back. Ideally I’d like to have something tall in the flower pots. Something that will last all summer long. Read More >>
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