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…
Category: In Our Garden
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…
And the Garden Grows
Not only do we have vegetables growing in our garden plots in the community garden, but we also have vegetables in flower pots in our backyard that my kids love to tend to! We are growing lettuce, cauliflower and potatoes in larger flower pots along with peas, beans and green onions in smaller flower pots….
Watching Our Garden Grow
It’s June 26 and our garden is growing amazingly well! Some vegetables are still just sprouting or yet to sprout, while others are up and growing and vegetables like lettuce, spinach, green onions and baby dill can be used already. In our small planter, we have zucchini, spinach, lettuce and green onions growing. Our zucchini…
