Wrapping up the Garden for Winter
Getting the garden ready for winter. Oh boy am I late with this one. We are having an unseasonably warm fall and …
Category: Growing
The Garden – My Happy Place!
Green Tomato Salsa – Making, Canning and This is so Good it’s Ridiculous!
Green Salsa. Oh, the deliciousness. If you have some green tomatoes under your bed in a box you may want to …
Garden Update – When You Get a Hard Freeze in October
Weather Alert – Hard Freeze in October. I live in a bubble and most of the time I have no idea what …
Bread & Butter Style Pickled Beets Recipe
Homegrown, Homemade, Pickled Beets For step-by-step instructions with pictures go here. To get old fashioned recipes, farm tips and advice be sure …
Planting the Fall Garden – JOY!
It’s Time to Put in the Fall Garden! I’m not suggesting you should buy your seeds at Dollar General. I’m sure there …
Why Aren’t There Any Tomatoes on My Tomato Plants?
Why aren’t my tomato plants producing tomatoes anymore? If you are asking yourself this question it is possible that you are growing …
How to Can Tomato Juice
Canning Tomato Juice. This is probably the simplest thing to can. Not to mention – it’s fabulous! If you have had your …
Build a Garden in 2 Hours (almost) – We put in a Pumpkin Patch!
We put in a Pumpkin Patch. It took 2 1/2 hours. My garden is out of real estate. Every bed is currently …
Make and Can Spaghetti Sauce!
Canning Homemade Spaghetti Sauce. This is a must can here at our place. Having quarts of homegrown, homemade spaghetti sauce in the …
How to Blanch Vegetables (or fruits)
How to Blanch Vegetables. Blanching is handy. Blanching is easy. Blanching will prevent you from spending your entire morning peeling tomatoes (or …
How to Can Tomatoes – Fast, Easy, Safe, Healthy
Canning tomatoes is easy. If you can boil water you can can tomatoes. If you are new to canning, this is a …
Garden Update – July Edition
I realize that it is August and I am just now getting out my July garden update. Sorry. July is a busy …
Children, Chickens, Weeds & Work
If you’re already confused, stick with me. This post includes: 5 cent chickens (300 of them) CSA (Community Shared Agriculture) Weeds Grumbling …
Onions – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Planting, Growing, Harvesting, Curing & Storing Fresh Onions
It is time to harvest the onions! This is really a continuation of my original onion post: How to Plant Onions. Go here …
How To Store Cucumbers
How do you store fresh cucumbers? Here’s the dilemma: You are going to make pickles. You want to make pickles. But, you …