I haven’t posted about my delightful garden lately. Mostly because it has been anything but delightful lately. In fact, I’ve gone from bounding out of the house on a daily picking mission, to forced trips in every few days. It feels like more of a search and rescue mission when I go in now. Oh …
My garden is gaining momentum for the year! I’ve reached the magical portion of the season when I look at a plant and say “I just planted that! Look at it now!” Or sometimes I laugh and channel my grandaddy when I say “It’s not supposed to get that big,” a statement that he was …
Do you have as much trouble with tomato cages as I do? They look cute and great, until the tomato actually begins to grow. Then they are falling all over the place causing your garden to turn into a hopeless jungle. Cucumber and bean trellises are just as bad. Last year, my cucumber …
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I posted awhile back about how much I enjoyed growing sweet potatoes last year, and I believe I mentioned that I was trying to start my own sweet potato slips this year. Well, most of the potatoes rotted in their vases, but 2 of them have made it, and one in particular seems to be …
I’m afraid that I am occasionally guilty of glamorizing my life here on the farm. If that is the case, I apologize It is a ton of fun, but rarely glamorous! This weekend, for example, we had an invitation to have dinner with some of our favorite people in the world, but in order to be able …
