We have had this aloe vera plant for years, moving it from house to house, and it has always been a reliable, steady friend. But it never flowered. Until this year. All of a sudden, we noticed a tall, strange stalk emerging from the center of the plant. It’s a rare and exciting event: our aloe is blooming for the first time ever! If you’ve stumbled upon this post because you’re seeing the same thing, […]
It was time to give the plant starts more growing room so everyone got a new home yesterday to allow them to keep thriving until it is time to move outside in a few more weeks. Average last frost date in my area is not until April 16th so they have another month to wait.
With the short growing season but mild winters of the Pacific Northwest we have decided that we can extend our growing season to almost year round by adding a greenhouse. We searched for a long time and finally found plans from Ana White (https://www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/diy-greenhouse) that I also saw completed by Justin Rhodes and helpers on his You Tube channel. Check out the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joRN06xY-UY if you want to see them build it. We are […]
With the shorter, colder days ahead, here’s some Ciabatta bread we made today! I was intrigued and challenged with the article by William Rubel in the most recent edition of Mother Earth News (December 2019/January 2020). I had always wanted to try making Ciabatta but was always a little intimidated by the end product. After all it looked like something that must be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. I was pleasantly surprised, the recipe […]
