Last weekend I told you I was done with watering, and I was leaving it to Mother Nature. Mother Nature didn’t water either. Nevertheless, when I went to clear more plants this weekend, lo and behold I picked another two gallons of tomatoes, peppers,… Continue Reading “THEY WON’T STOP”
We had some nice rainstorms this week and I’ve not been out to the garden to water since the weekend. So that’s what I did tonight when I got home from work, along with a general check and cleanup. I collected more tomatoes, cucumbers,… Continue Reading “TONIGHT IN THE GARDEN”
Help! What do I do with all these cucumbers? When I was out watering tonight, every time I turned around, I found another cucumber to pick! I didn’t remember planting cucumbers, so was a bit bewildered when I found two in the garden back… Continue Reading “WHERE ARE THEY ALL COMING FROM?”
Look what was ready to pick today! Aren’t these spagehtti squash just adorable? They aren’t very big but may be each one just the right size for two people. I’m looking forward to trying the “Turkey Sausage, Broccoli and Pasta” recipe I found that… Continue Reading “TOO HOT”
Look what I picked from my garden! Two fat cucumbers and four Mary Reid apples! I expect more cucumbers over the season but there won’t be any more apples. Nevertheless, this is an exciting event since these are the first apples from either tree… Continue Reading “AREN’T THEY LOVELY?”
I haven’t been in the Three Sisters Garden for two or more weeks. In fact, I’ve been completely ignoring it. The corn was done. The squash had powdery mildew. Bugs had destroyed the sunflowers. It was so overgrown, I had to shove my way… Continue Reading “LAST HURRAH?”
While I was out harvesting yet more zucchini today, I again wondered, “How do you know when corn is ready to harvest?” I’ve had this thought several times but never when I could look it up … and of course I would then forget… Continue Reading “THE CORN ACTUALLY GREW”
Each August a challenge is issued to do something every day to add to our food storage. It’s called the #everybitcountschallenge because if you do just a Little Bit Every Day, you will have accomplished a whole lot after 31 days. Your daily effort… Continue Reading “PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITY”
Aren’t my sunflowers pretty? I didn’t go out to the garden for a couple of days and the zucchini went wild! Off one plant I harvested 3.5 pounds! Okay, back to the peaches. Final tally coming soon!
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