@ 8 p.m. 63*, mostly sunny, NW 8 mph Wind, O rain. Fire up the highway a bit. Warm but not hot. Perfect temperature. A good dry day to get things done. I made a cattle panel arch and planted a hardy kiwi plant at the base. Mulched it with cardboard and grass clippings. IContinueContinue reading “A perfect Saturday here.”
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It’s Been A While, Hasn’t it?
@5:45 AM 55*F, Mostly Cloudy, N 6 mph Wind, Monthly Rain 1.08″, Year to Date rain 37.20″ It seems the more I use my paper book journal the less I spend typing here but I am paying for this so I may as get back to regularly updating. Nothing much has changed other than theContinueContinue reading “It’s Been A While, Hasn’t it?”
Bees A Buzzing
A beautiful day- but don’t be fooled!
74°F (a record for here), partly cloudy, NW 4 mph wind, 26.87” rain ytd Trilliums in bloom today in the woods. It was so beautiful today I spent it all outside. As soon as I was up and moving I jumped into the garden. I planted strawberries, heathers, peonies, cabbage and broccoli seedlings. I transplantedContinueContinue reading “A beautiful day- but don’t be fooled!”
Pepper Starting and Fermentation
46°F, light rain, S 7 mph wind, Rain YTD 19.22” I saved my indoor seed starting for today, knowing it was going to be rainy and wet. Now normally, for most of my life I would have started hundreds of peppers and eggplants for the garden and to share/sell. But this year, in my 18’ContinueContinue reading “Pepper Starting and Fermentation”
Bed #1- cool season planting
50°F, mostly cloudy, S 12 mph wind, YTD rain 18.57” Things are popping in the first bed i planted this year. It’s one of the raised beds I filled a little bit ago. Despite getting into the 20’s still on the clear cloudless nights. it’s good to take note of what you can get awayContinueContinue reading “Bed #1- cool season planting”
What herbal remedies to prep for?
50°F, rain, S 19 mph wind, YTD rain 13.08” Warnings- high wind and flooding I got off of work this morning and went strait to the urgent care in town this morning. It was a 3 hour wait just for the nurse practitioner to tell me what I already knew, that I had ear infections.ContinueContinue reading “What herbal remedies to prep for?”
Paw Paws
50°F, light rain, S 23 mph Wind, Rain YTD 11”. The paw paw seedlings I ordered a few days ago have arrived. I will be planting these in the woods (with a bit of protection of course) and looking forward to fruits hopefully in a few years! (If I’m still around). I pay off theContinueContinue reading “Paw Paws”
Brandywine Raspberry and Winter Sowing Update
50°F, Cloudy, NW 7 mph wind, YTD rain 10.59”. Before I left for work for the weekend, I got a little raspberry stick I picked up the other day from the hardware store potted up until I decide on a place in the yard for it. A brandywine raspberry which is a cross between aContinueContinue reading “Brandywine Raspberry and Winter Sowing Update”
Air Fryer 3 ingredient cake experiment
48°F, cloudy with light rain, NW 18 mph Wind, 9.69” ytd rain After planting my new rose in the rain, as it came barefoot in the mail yesterday afternoon, I got a hunkering for something baked and something sweet. So I decided to attempt a dump cake (one of the easiest cakes in the worldContinueContinue reading “Air Fryer 3 ingredient cake experiment”