Month: July 2024

EMPTY!

What a beautiful sight an empty basket can be! It took me two weeks to get the bushel of peaches processed but it’s done! Thank goodness for that! I ended up with 25 pints of canned peaches and 14 2-cup baggies of frozen peaches.… Continue Reading “EMPTY!”

FOCUS, FOCUS

We finally got rain this week and the temperatures have been so much more bearable! The past couple of weeks have been busy but I sure haven’t made enough progress on my many projects to feel I’ve accomplished anything. I have so many WIPs… Continue Reading “FOCUS, FOCUS”

PEPPERS GALORE

I picked my first batch of green peppers the other day. Look what I got off the 4 plants I have in the garden: I only planted green peppers this year as I had so many dehydrated and frozen hot peppers from the past… Continue Reading “PEPPERS GALORE”

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

As the heat of summer has continued to plague us in North Carolina, the chickens are struggling. Even though I provide them with shade, it only mitigates the issue in a limited manner. As we move the tractor from one spot to the next,… Continue Reading “UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES”

REBOOT, A BANANA PEEL, AND SQUASH

It was time for a fresh layer of bedding in the worm bin/tower. It’s a process because first I needed to rehydrate a couple bricks of coconut coir and some peat moss. That usually takes about a week to get the moisture level just… Continue Reading “REBOOT, A BANANA PEEL, AND SQUASH”

SQUASH IT

Since we have a long growing season in central North Carolina, we can actually get two crops of squash out of a season. Well, that is, except for the squash bugs. One of this year’s experiments involved waiting until the usual squash bug season… Continue Reading “SQUASH IT”