Things are starting to happen in the garden. First planting are getting bigger and new seeds are sprouting. Very exciting time in the garden! Check it out! https://youtu.be/xADEXhPGv9M
Made Dandelion Jelly after seeing a recipe for it in Can It & Ferment It by Stephanie Thurow. Not going to say it was easy to open up all of the blossoms it took to make a cup of petals but it turned out really well and it tastes like honey. Interesting experiment. #jelly #dandelion #gardening #weck jars
I have never considered trying to grow my own artichokes since they seemed like something that was a little more exotic and probably hard to grow. This weekend I visited Artondale Farm (http://artondalefarm.blogspot.com/) and found some for sale and some information that they grow well in my climate. So with that, we are giving it a try. I will let everyone know how it turns out.
Much to my surprise my garlic survived. I planted it in this area last fall before we decided to clear the area for raised beds. After the area was cleared and gravel bed installed we were surprised to see the garlic shoots arrive. Nature finds a way!
If you’ve ever grown indeterminate tomatoes, you know the struggle. Those flimsy, cone-shaped cages from the big box stores just can’t handle a vigorous, 8-foot-tall tomato plant loaded with fruit. They inevitably end up toppling over in the first summer windstorm. After years of frustration, we decided to find a better way. Our research led us to the local farm supply store and a wonderfully simple, cheap, and incredibly sturdy solution: building a trellis out […]
The Comfrey has returned this spring as I had hoped it would. Last year was the first year for it and I had hopes that it would over winter and show itself again this spring. I have several buckets of comfrey tea to use as fertilizer on the garden after using the leaves from last year to steep all winter.
The selections so far this season are: Jalapeno Serrano Red Bell Pepper Cayenne
