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Things are really starting to heat up in the greenhouse. Yesterday it reached 76 degrees inside. Wowza! I need to buy a few lawn chairs and then I’ll be able to rent it out as a sauna. I think the Butter Crunch lettuce only has about a week left until it’s time to pick, and Read More >>
I don’t think 2 sets of grow lights are going to cut it. I am having to resist the urge to buy another set. I can’t take the Seattle rain any longer. I want to start gardening now! Do you hear me Mother Nature? Now. Now. Now. My goodness. Another day another downpour. At least Read More >>
In an effort to stay on track with my goal of feeding my family for only $100 a month this year, I decided to clean out the freezers in the garage yesterday. I needed to know what was in them. I feel like I have been slacking off in the coupon department lately, and that’s Read More >>
16 Raised 4′ x 8′ Garden Beds: At this point I’m thinking about filling 14 of the garden boxes with tomato plants. If I planted 8 tomato plants per box I could fit in 114 tomato plants. Do you think that would be enough for a few bottles of sauce? Zucchini Bed: Whop T Do. Read More >>
Last night we enjoyed beef and broccoli stir fry for dinner. Now days we tend to make stir fry at least once a week. Had it not been for the Sun Luck company stir fry seasoning packets I discovered years ago, I don’t think I would have ever attempted stir fry at home. Weird. It’s Read More >>
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