Well I did it. This afternoon I worked outside in the pouring rain, and dug up our last bed of fall potatoes. Tomorrow is Weigh in Wednesday, and I wanted to make sure I had something other to report than Swiss chard and kale. I’ve been putting off harvesting our last bed of fall potatoes Read More >>
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Mavis Butterfield’s Fall Garden Tour
For being the middle of October, I’d say things are moving along quite nicely in our backyard garden. The pumpkins have been harvested, the tomatoes pulled, and the zucchini and cucumbers are long gone {well, actually there are still 2 cucumbers growing in the greenhouse right now}. So even though the raised garden beds may Read More >>
How To Grow Your Own Food – Mavis’ Vegetable Garden Tour
Can you believe it’s already the middle of October? Where did the time go? Things are winding down in the garden, and by the end of today all that will be left in the raised garden boxes will be cold weather vegetables. Things like YUMMY kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, beets, bok choy and lettuce, and maybe Read More >>
Mavis Garden Blog – Growing Pumpkins and Winter Squash
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 >>
Mavis Garden Blog – Pulling Up Summer Carrots and Planting Broccoli For Fall
Out with the old and in with the new, right? Early this morning I pulled up the bush beans and remaining carrots from the raised garden beds. The beans had run their course, and although the carrots could have stayed longer had I wanted them to, time is of the essence. If I am going to Read More >>
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