Garden Crafty: Potato Stamp T-shirts

I was inspired by a good friend and Pinterest last night and so today we are feeling patriotic and crafty today !  As part of our…

Creating a New Strawberry Bed

Old (sad) Strawberry Bed and New Strawberry Bed          Moving our strawberries to a new location has been on my agenda for sev…

Flowering for Christmas?

I rescued this cactus in a clearance section after Christmas over 5 years ago and it has flowered for me every year, but I'…

There is a Season... for Everything

I am so thankful that not only are there four seasons in each year, but life has seasons as well.  Some seasons keep us busier th…

Freezing Tomatoes for Later

Lots of frozen tomatoes! About three weeks ago I harvested the last of the tomatoes in my garden.  Most of them were not yet full…

Garden Weed Control: My Soil Solarization Experiment

I had some major weed issues this last garden season! This last spring I incorporated two trailer loads of horse manure into my g…

Preserving Garden Produce: Pumpkins

My pumpkins grew on my tomato cage and had to be supported this year. Pumpkin carving is a Halloween must for the young people in…

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!  Have you craved Jack-o-lanterns this year?  We carved two last week from two of the pumpkins that grew in my ga…