This time of year it seems we have lots of vegetation that ends up in the compost bin from the garden harvest. Some things don't have to end up there, one example is beet tops. This year I decided to try to turn them into something that we could eat instead of just turning them..
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A little break from the busy gardening season to enjoy this beauty that bloomed today. Never thought I could grow things I have only seen in floral arrangements. It makes it all worth it to have beautiful things to look at and delicious things to eat.
Read moreA Wise Man Once Said…
“We can’t solve all the world's problems, but we can solve some” - Joel Salatin http://www.polyfacefarms.com/ Check out his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Read moreHello Beautiful!
Look what I found in the garden today. These are so pretty I have to classify them as flowers AND vegetables. These are the Spring Blush Tendril Peas from Baker Creek. http://www.rareseeds.com Can't wait to see if the pea is a different color, stay tuned for an update on that once they arrive.
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Today we started the first bed in the front yard area. This marks the first in ground area we have started at this house. We have had the bed prepping with chicken manure from the neighbor since last year so now we have really rich dark soil that should be just what the squash are..
Read morePickled Asparagus
This week we had the opportunity to get asparagus from the group that is driving to eastern Washington to get excess produce that would otherwise go to waste. We decided to pickle it to preserve it. We found an awesome recipe in WECK Small-Batch Preserving, see recipe below.
Read morePickled Onions
We are still working our way through the 50 pound bag of onions that I got. Seemed like an awesome deal until you have to do something with all of them. We are about halfway through the bag with a lot of work left to do. Today's endeavor was pickled onions that I canned for..
Read moreBearded Irises Make Their Appearance
I found these irises in the side yard of the house after we had lived here a year. They never bloomed because they were in the shade under a cherry tree. I dug up a bunch of the rhizomes last year and transplanted them to the front garden and they appear to be a LOT..
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Garden Update – 04.24.2020
Today I had a helper in the garden so we took advantage of a break in the rain to get some root crops planted. We planted Parsnips, Carrots and Beets in one of the raised beds in the front garden. Also I realized that the back yard fence is another trellis just waiting for a..
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