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Yesterday when I went out to the garage to place a batch of freshly baked cookies in one of our 2 garage freezers, I noticed one of them was looking a little sparse. So I decided to move all of the frozen goodness in to just one freezer. Which was actually a good thing because there Read More >>
Well it sure was a good thing I asked you whether I should use straw or hay to cover the backyard garden for the winter. Since this is my first time trying to overwinter vegetables in the garden, I really had no clue. I do know one thing though. This straw is going to make Read More >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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