Never give up on growing your own food, it’s so much better than buying it. I’m always determined to have something growing, that I can eat! Even through the freezing weather, there are things that thrive. All of my greens do great, even when they lay down under the frost, they perk right back up…
Category: In the Garden
Everything outdoors and garden related
Winter Indoor Gardening with Sprouts
A good way to get great tasting nutritious fresh vegetables in the winter is to do sprouts. When you see how easy it is you’ll wonder why you haven’t been doing it all along. Sprouts are a good addition to a salad, a sandwich, a garnish on soup, stir fry, whatever you can dream up….
Fall Flowers
We just wanted to share some of the plants that have breathed a sigh of relief from the summer and finally started blooming! Also, there’s a few from the stand of liatris in the pasture. If there is anyone else obsessed with getting cactus out of your pasture besides me, one of the things I…
Backyard Chickens
Author: Kathy I have enjoyed keeping backyard chickens for many years. Though it may not be a money saver because I buy laying mash, I find it a pleasant hobby and appreciate the fact that I am getting healthier, fresher eggs than I could buy in the store. Feeding them my vegetable and bread food…
Simple Solution for Bugs in the Garden
From time to time I have some type of bug in the garden. Over the years my best prevention for bugs has been blasting my plants (every night when it’s really hot) with water. I’ve quit spraying quite so much since nights are a little cooler. But this week I noticed one of my squash…