It is September and the weather is getting a little chilly. We have only a few weeks left to collect our bounty from the community garden and have our gardening plots cleaned out! We have cleaned a few things out already since we discovered a mole stealing our carrots! Today, we will be cleaning it…
Category: In Our Garden
At the Pumpkin Patch
Fall is not fall without a trip to the pumpkin patch! I was so pleased to find a pumpkin patch in our area where we could pick our very own pumpkin — a pumpkin to carve for Halloween, a pumpkin or two or three to turn into pumpkin puree to bake into delicious muffins, cakes,…
Storing Herbs for the Winter
When I was a child, I remember my gramma drying herbs like parsley and dill. She always combined them once they were dried, placed them in a jar and then stored it in the cupboard. She used it to season soups, stews, roast beef and anything else she cooked. I always loved the way gramma’s…
The Garden Grows
I love gardening in the summer evenings. Picking weeds, admiring the colors of the sunset, listening to the birds chirping, feeling the cool breeze brush by, picking herbs or vegetables, watering all the plants and flowers… it is all enjoyable and I am grateful I can get outside, be in nature and enjoy a beautiful…
Let’s Check the Garden
It is August already and we are reaping the benefits of all of our hard work in our garden this summer! This summer has been quite hot with bouts of heavy rain. When it has been hot during the day, we either water early in the morning or in the early evening so the water…
Our Garden’s Latest Progress
Its July 26, 2020 and our garden is making great progress! It is amazing how much changes in just a few weeks! The weather has been hot and stormy but we have definitely needed to water on those hot, muggy days!Let’s check on the garden! The patty pan squash (also known as sunburst squash or…
Our City Garden
Here is the progress on our city garden! We have two garden plots in our local community garden – one large and one small. We try our best to stay on top of the weeds and weed it weekly. Some days have been quite wet which is a relief in that we did not have…
