We’re Home!
Oh my! We’re home!
It feels odd to be back after being gone so long. The garden, which was in its early stages when we left, is bursting with produce.
Gardening
Irises in Our Yard 2015
I always love the irises blooming. Some came from a dear friend’s grandmother, and other bulbs were Christmas gifts from my sister, so each one reminds me of someone special..
Plants in Our Cold Frame Survived SubZero Temperatures!
Today the snow finally melted enough to scrape off the top of the cold frame and peer inside, and to our surprise arugula, spinach, radishes and cabbages are blithely continuing to grow looking no worse for the lack of light and the record low temperatures!
Simple Joys of the Season
We’ve brought in the last flowers of the year and they are all over the house. I’ve been cooking up (and freezing) tons of homegrown…
Our Garden Produce September 2014
Our first proper produce garden was a smashing success.
We learned a lot, and here is what we would do differently next time:
Gleaning from New Pond Farm
We got invited this weekend to come New Pond Farm and pick some of their surplus before they rip out their garden for the season tomorrow.
Processing 21 Pounds of Homegrown Tomatoes
This is not our whole crop but it is the most we’ve picked in one day this year. We are roasting it up to use in sandwiches, on burgers, in fritattas, and in omelets.
Recent Food of Around Here
I’ve been trying a lot of different things that you can see here as well as some standby favorites…
Our Garden Produce: August 2014
The three raised beds in our front yard have been yielding abundantly. We had to resort to giving away…
My Husband’s First Homegrown Cabbage
Tonight we ate my husband’s first homegrown cabbage. It was delicious braised in organic cream.
Photos of Wet Cabbage Leaves
I was also fascinated with the play of early morning light around and through the wet leaves – so much so that I had to run and get my camera.
Photos of Flowers in Our Yard
Here are the flowers that are blooming in our yard. I delight in the fragrances and the variety of colors!
Our New Cold Frame
My husband has built a cold frame just out of our front door. We are hoping to extend our growing season with this.
Our Seeds Have Arrived
My husband and daughter have big plans for our garden this year. Below are the organic seed catalogues my husband recommends, and above are my future summer groceries!
New Poem: Feed the Soil
Poem about children being like plants; you’ve got to cultivate the soil they are in…
Nigel Slater’s Tender Vegetable Tips
This book is a tome, with over 400 recipes and extensive gardening tips for growing vegetables, it has 624 pages of dense, but insightful, easy-to-read information.