Just a couple of things from the garden. Pea seeds for next year. Chamomile.

So after our snow storm we got an ice storm. It was pretty crazy; downed trees everywhere. People even had power out for several days. Everything was covered in about a half inch of ice. Luckily we did not loose any trees or power. The top of the snow turned to ice but underneath the [...]

There are a lot of reasons why people choose to start a garden and mine are varied and many. Here is a video that sums up my reasons perfectly. My husband and I have been doing a lot of prep to our garden for next year, mainly tilling and mulching. As you can tell I [...]

This last year I grew wheat in my garden to see if it was practical. I also tried five different types to see which one did best in my micro climate. They all did reasonably well but one did do better than the rest. It was the Pacific Bluestem. You can read about this old [...]

I have not done a garden update lately so I decided to share some pics. This was where the potatoes were earlier this year. I planted snap peas, parsnips and swiss chard for the fall. I think I may have planted them to late though. Next year I need to remember to plant fall stuff [...]

Once again I am late in posting this, lol. But this is the first tomato that I have ever grown. I don’t count last year since none of them turned red

Who knew that when parsnips are left to go to seed they would be so beautiful! All kinds of bugs love them too. Ants, bees and ladybugs. Since I recently released some ladybugs I was happy to know I had food for them near by. The seeds starting to form.