Everything is in Bloom!Here is an update on my gardenWe are harvesting Beets, radishes, lettuce, brocolli, onions, shallots, garlic and many different herbs! Oh, I am so excited!This year we did companion planting...Box #1TomatoesBasil, Sage, ParsleyAsparagusLettuce & CarrotsOnions, Shallots, GarlicRubarbMarigold, Calendula & EchniceaBox #2Peas (trellis)CucumbersLettuce, Calendula, ParsleyNasturiums, Blackeyed SusanCarrots & AsparagusTomatoesBox#3Broccolli & CabbageBeetsOnions, Shallots & GarlicSage, Dill &ChamomilePeppermint & SpearmintBox #4Pole Beans & Bush BeansRadishesYellow Summer SquashZucchiniEggplantCorn, Sunflowers & PumpkinsMorning Glory, Lupine, SalviaAnyone know if [...]

If you lived in the North WestIf you love tomatoesIf you would like to reap tomatoes earlier than September this yearThan you have got to check out theseKozy KoatsHere is a tomato plant I planted without a Kozy Koat 2 weeks ago...Droopy and Dead!Here is the same kind of tomato planted on the same day but warmed and protected by a Kozy Koat...Healthy and Growing!Kozy koat can be found at almost any garden center... I [...]

This year we got around to planting are starts a couple of weeks later than I would have liked.... so with the pumpkins, cucumbers, zucchini and squash we soaked the seeds and put them on damp paper towels, rolled them up and sealed them in a zip lock bag. After a couple days they look like this:Then you plant them inside for a few weeks and you are set. This process also works with beans [...]

Finally it is Time! Time for Gardening!Yeah! I am so EXCITED this year! We have expanded my garden... added 2 more flower beds in the enclosed garden! My hope is to be able to use past of the land behind our chicken coop for corn and potatoes and things like that as well. That is if I can manage to figure out my watering problems.After weeks of reading, planning, buying seeds, buying starts, testing and [...]

Any body have any recipes to share that I can use to preserve my tomatoes???I ran outside tonight during our first big down pour (that lasted 5-10 minutes) to rescue my largest harvest of tomatoes.I hope I get to harvest the other hundred. We'll see if we keep getting rain they might go bad. Chickens will sure love them!