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It’s my favorite time of year. Yesterday, I planted my heirloom tomato seeds. I grow tons of stuff for the garden, but somehow, growing tomatoes makes me feel all warm and garden-y inside {garden-y is definitely a word}. Maybe it’s that they kick off the warm season veggies, or that they produce pounds and pounds Read More >>
Last night The Girl and I picked a whopping 3 quarts of blueberries. Talk about a bumper crop. We planted 12 blueberry bushes the second spring after we moved in and this is the first year we’ve been able to pick this many berries. When I planted the blueberry bushes I choose 6 different varieties Read More >>
Over the weekend The Girl and I planted a few more tomato plants in the greenhouse. We’ve still got another week or two before setting them outside in the garden beds {we’ve had lot’s of rain lately and it’s just not warm enough outside yet}. Our greenhouse tomato plant count is now up to 7! Read More >>
Baby it’s cold outside! My goodness. I went out to water the plants in the greenhouse this morning and it was pretty darn chilly. I need to get a warmer bathrobe if I’m going to be out watering my plants at 10 am. 😉 So far the sage, thyme and chives I transplanted alongside the Read More >>
Mama Mia! Check out this Cherokee Purple Tomato I found yesterday while I was picking tomatoes. This gorgeous heirloom tomato weighed in at 1 pound 5 ounces. Not too shabby if you ask me. After I spotted the Cherokee Purple tomato I ran inside and made the HH come out and take a picture of me holding Read More >>
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