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Yippee! Something else for me to plant! The seed potatoes arrived today from Seed Savers. I like surprises so I ordered the 20lb sampler. I don’t know if I’m more excited about the potatoes or the cute little muslin bags they came in. I can’t wait to re-use them. I received 2.5lbs of each Read More >>
The garlic we planted last October is looking alive and well. When I planted it last fall, I covered it with about 6-8 inches of leaf litter. The garlic has over wintered nicely and it’s so tempting to pull one up and check its progress. But I don’t dare! The Complete Book of Garlic: Read More >>
My first harvest of the season! After being cleaned, the green onions weighed in at a whopping 4oz. To meet my goal of growing 2000lbs of food this year, I only need 1999lbs 12oz. more to go!
Box of raspberry canes and their GIANT roots. All lined up in a pretty little row. 7 Beds about 12 feet long. I ran out of room so I had to pull up a few onions to make room for more raspberries. Well, I hate to say it but I my have ordered a Read More >>
The mushroom kit has arrived. I ordered an indoor shiitake mushroom kit from Territorial Seed company about a month ago and it finally arrived today. I did not buy the mushroom kit because I like them. Just the opposite. The Handsome Husband LOVES mushrooms and I thought this might be a cool science experiment for Read More >>
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