Getting back to “normal” after my trip
My head's kind of spinning after our road trip to Montana. But I have to laugh. Most people pick up souvenirs like mugs or plates from their trips. I brought home a flat rock...
Q and A: adding eggshells to your compost and canning chili peppers
Adding eggshells to your compost
Do I need to pre-treat eggshells before adding them to my garden as compost? I feel like I'm wasting something when I just burn them or throw them out. We...
It’s still hot but we did get a third of an inch of rain.
Planting is continuing every day as we have so much ground that is garden now. Our wonderful apprentice, Ashley, has been planting our overflow peppers in the North garden and mulching crops ranging from...
It’s been raining so much the frogs are complaining
It seems that we haven't had more than one sunny, dry day at a time for a month now! Our North garden is basically white clay and you can't even walk in there without...
It may be mid winter, but it’s garden planning time here!
You may think I'm nuts, but I'm planning my next gardens right now, at -14 degrees, with a foot of snow on the ground. As it's cool in our greenhouse, I have to start...