Tying your own custom trellising
So despite the rainy, dreary day we had here in the Pacific Northwest, I got a ton done outside. I tied three trellis nets, built two more, but ran out of materials for more. I’ll have to pop over to…
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Homesteading in the Modern era
Cooking with Broccoli Leaves
When you are growing food for your family and trying to eliminate the grocery store as much as possible, in our modern society it is important to make use of every edible part of the plant. At least, one should…
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Sick Hens and Death
So, I’ve been pretty vocal on many boards about the fact that my hens are not pets. They’re not pets. They are productive animals that provide eggs and manure. In return, I give them food, shelter, water, access to free…
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Wireworms… *grumble*
We have wireworms. I had several lettuces that were doing fine one day and the next day suddenly collapsed and died. They appeared slightly wilted and then were dead. This happened about three times and each time I was more confused…
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Lazy Tomato Planting
So, I find myself needing to plant even more tomatoes at home. Why? The plot at the farm has not yet been plowed. The date has moved several times…April 15, May, May 15 and now it is set to June…
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Starting the Squashes
We started more seeds started today, melon, yellow squash & lemon cucumber…plus broccoli and a ton of different lettuces. Mom found some volunteer potatoes so we now have red potatoes growing in a bag and started two bags of organic…
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Summer is it summer?!
Okay, today is the first of the approximately 8 days of the year that I feel like we need air conditioning. I’m hot. And sweaty. It is hammock in the backyard weather… and it really is too bad I’m too tired…
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And more tomatoes
We planted out more tomatoes out today, all the peppers are now out and the green eggplants. We’ve soaked the beans and someone needs to go put them in the dirt. It’s a little early for beans, but the soil…
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Survival!
Just a quick update on how the tomatoes faired overnight. They survived the night in their little house! Yay! They also look much better now that they are recovering from the shock of finding themselves in the big, wide world…
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The start of transplanting…
Mom and I worked in the garden from 7:30 to 5:30, only stopping for a short breakfast and lunch. Peas are transplanted, their trellis is built. Re-built a different style hoop house for the tomatoes. We had built a taller…
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