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Garlic is a lovely, set-it-and-forget-it kind of a crop. If you will recall, I planted my bed of garlic in October. The only time I had to pay attention to it was to water it if there were too many dry days – which… Continue Reading “IF YOU GROW IT, YOU MUST PEEL IT”
I know I have been absent from the blog for several weeks. I’ve not been completely idle, I just haven’t been doing anything of interest on the homestead. The homestead has been in “maintenance mode” for winter. You know, watching the cats dig up… Continue Reading “BACK IN THE SADDLE?”
While I decided to not plant a winter garden this year, that doesn’t mean I’m not planting Something. My internal nagger just wouldn’t let me do that, so today I planted garlic. Garlic is an easy crop. Plant it, water it occasionally (if the… Continue Reading “IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN”
This week has been about finishing a project started in October of last year when I planted garlic for the first time. I harvested it in May. Considering the small size of most of the bulbs, that may have been early. I was judging… Continue Reading “THERE ARE NO VAMPIRES IN MY HOUSE!”
The fun thing about gardening in the South is that you can have something to harvest almost year-round. I have been cutting my lettuce bed every other day to give to the chickens. Today’s harvest, though, has highly anticipated: I harvested the garlic bed… Continue Reading “HARVEST TIME”
I know I’ve not posted much in the past month. I’ve had some health struggles, with increased fatigue and pain, and have only been able to do the bare minimum most days. Today, thankfully, I had enough energy to get some garden and chicken… Continue Reading “GETTING STUFF DONE”
I took today off from work and one thing I accomplished was to plant garlic. I piggy-backed the garlic in the nasturtium bed. They are good companion plants. While the nasturtiums are finishing up their season, they will provide shade and mulch for the… Continue Reading “GARLIC PLANTED”
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