Archive: Gardening
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Oct 20, 2009
1 CommentFamily Favorites: Apple Butter & Pumpkin Butter
I made apple butter for my family last Thanksgiving, and it was a big hit, especially with my niece. So, I decided to make it again this year. I canned it properly this time, and added labels. I also bought a pie pumpkin from Conway Locally Grown last week. We have a ton growing in...
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Sep 30, 2009
No CommentsUpdate: Green Potatoes
I received a comment on my old blog yesterday reprimanding me for not tossing the green potatoes I pulled this spring and advising me that I should read up on my history of the Irish Potato Famine… *sigh* Since I am taking that blog down (no need for repetition), I thought I would address the...
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Sep 28, 2009
No CommentsMaking Room for Growth
Last weekend I harvested two and a half pounds of green beans, three pounds of Roma tomatoes, and tons of bell peppers. It was a wonderful feeling to see so much produce on our counter, to know that we had grown it ourselves, and to feel that sense of accomplishment. Then on Monday, I pulled...
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Sep 20, 2009
No CommentsSecond Nature: A Gardener’s Education
Last spring I came down with an infection that gave me a lot of extra downtime for reading, which was excellent timing because it was planting time, and I had no idea what I was doing when it came to spring and summer gardening. I used the opportunity of my indisposition to learn how to...
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Sep 08, 2009
No CommentsCanning 101
This is a wonderful time of year in the garden. We’re overflowing in basil, tomatoes, bell peppers, and green beans, and our onions, potatoes, and pumpkins are really taking...
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Aug 26, 2009
2 CommentsHornworms!
Nothing gives me the heebie-jeebies worse than wormy-looking things. Larvae. Maggots. Grubs. They all send chills up and down my spine and just about paralyze me. I’m an organic gardener, but nothing else makes me want to run for the strongest pesticide on the market than these disgusting garden...
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Aug 19, 2009
No CommentsGarden Plans
We’ve already planted our pumpkins and are super excited about our winter garden. What are you growing this...
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Aug 12, 2009
1 CommentSummer Garden Update
I spent this morning (before coffee!) in the garden, watering, taking pictures, and throwing the big purple ball for Annie. Time for a little update! This is my original herb garden. I have onion chives in the back, sage in the front, and Provence lavender in the front right. I’m planning to add the rosemary...
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Aug 09, 2009
No CommentsGreen Beans!
Today has been a chill day at home. I skipped breakfast in favor of coffee and finishing a friend’s blog and then went all out for lunch. We made lemon pepper chicken with brown rice, roasted home-grown green beans, and crostini made with sungold tomatoes, homemade wheat French bread, fresh parsley, olive oil, and feta...
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Jun 30, 2009
No CommentsBlueberry!
Our blueberry bush has produced just one blueberry so far, and until Sunday afternoon, that one berry had remained a pale green. Then, voilà! Somehow between my morning watering and my evening walk in the garden with Chris, it transformed into an amazing blueberry blue. I finally picked it this afternoon, and it was perfectly...
