I cleaned out the garden debris in containers that have finished their life cycle. These are the containers I will use to plant fall crops. One of them contained the plant for a new to me variety of squash that I was disappointed had… Continue Reading “UNEXPECTED 8 BALL”
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?”
As with any New Year’s resolution (a tradition I do not participate in), I started the first day of the #everybitcountschallenge off strong. For Day 1, I sliced zucchini and put it in the dehydrator. And yes, I wore a protective cut-resistant glove to… Continue Reading “DAY 1 – #everybitcountschallenge”
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!
We’re about halfway through the summer growing season so I thought I’d take a break from peaches and share how my gardens are doing. THREE SISTERS GARDEN OTHER GARDEN AREAS They aren’t pictured here but the herb garden, apple trees, and boysenberries are doing… Continue Reading “GARDEN TOUR”
This week it was finally time to do something with the accumulation of zucchini and crook neck squash that has been taking over my refrigerator. I scrubbed 7 zucchini and 3 squash and shredded them. … and shredded … and shredded … and ….… Continue Reading “Zucchini Has Its Day”