Berry Bonds
For Brad’s birthday one year, I surprised him with a blackberry bush, wanting to give something that would bring happiness long after the day…
growing food
My name is loofah
This little guy germinated forever before suddenly bursting to life this week. Good friends gave us a loofah sponge and it had a handful…
Sweet secrets
Spring-like weekend weather had both of us racing outdoors for a little yard work. While rotating soil from old container plantings, I discovered a…
2013: Year in Review
With trepidation, I peeked back at this year’s goals — and was pleasantly surprised by how many were accomplished. Certainly not all, but it…
Start paring purple
This year marked our first attempt to grow sweet potatoes in containers on the wee homestead, an experiment to determine the smallest amount of…
Going medieval on pests
Just found our first horn worms of the year, chowing on our tomato plants. In October. This is the benefit of planting the tomatoes…
Falling for spring
Something about yesterday’s soggy, sunny-but-cool day felt like spring to me. And sure enough, when I started tromping through the side yard with a…
High and dry
Sun-dried tomatoes are my new favorite thing. The tomato seedlings got a late start, thanks to that wonderful but ill-timed trip to the Grand…
Stumped (Part 1)
My gloves were soaked and I wasn’t. At least not like I wanted to be. The sweat was pouring off of me like the…