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”
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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”
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”
Planting a rose!
I gathered some mole hill mounds to help fill a small raised bed mixed with some better compost/bagged soil. It was very heavy soil so the bagged stuff improved it greatly. Once I got it planted, I added a few seeds for flowers on the bare soil. The rose is called “Twilight Zone.” And it’sContinueContinue reading “Planting a rose!”
Onion Sets
45°F, Cloudy with mist, 0 wind, 9.32” rain ytd Thank goodness the snow has melted pretty quickly so I can start complaining about mud again 🤣🙌. I planted a few test seeds of sugar snap peas I’d saved from the farm garden, some spinach, and onion sets. One bed is now full. I will seeContinueContinue reading “Onion Sets”
We May Be Warming Up
21/43°F, mostly sunny, SE 10 mph wind It was another cold night but I think I’m actually getting used to it. I’m going to tweak things in my camper for next winter that should solve or at least help with the cold drafts but I can honestly say this winter, although colder, and snowier thanContinueContinue reading “We May Be Warming Up”
More Wintersowing
45°F (started out 29°), sunny, calm I gathered a few more containers to get some early spring veggies planted- kale, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, chard, etc. I had a little help from Freya kitten in the greenhouse. As I was puttering around I recalled there were some pvc pipes laying around. Have been for a veryContinueContinue reading “More Wintersowing”
Fruit Trees Are Becoming Unaffordable
It used to be that buying a bare root fruit tree was an inexpensive investment well worth the upfront cost. I remember ordering several a year with money I earned in a low wage student job. Mail order and locally. They were good quality and produced well. Now, if you dare order a bareroot tree,ContinueContinue reading “Fruit Trees Are Becoming Unaffordable”
My refrigerator decided to unalive.
48°F, partly cloudy, wind NW 7 mph PTSD Anxiety has a bad hold on me today. and the fridge going out hasn’t helped that at all. Especially since RV fridges cost more than $1000. Which I don’t have. So I don’t know what I’m going to do for food for a while. And the foodContinueContinue reading “My refrigerator decided to unalive.”
Wintersown
48°, Rain, breezy Yesterday I got some winter-sowing done outside. These are seeds that need a bit of cold stratification to help them to germinate. These will stay outside in the weather, no matter what that weather is during winter. Apparently they will sprout when it’s time to and not on my timeline. It’s lowContinueContinue reading “Wintersown”
Climate Wary Homesteader 