Category: Gardening and Homesteading
Tomato troubles
Let's see how the tomatoes are doing in their little house. Look at this... Happy little 'mater plant in there. Look at him just growing away. But that was before we sowed sunflower seeds. Two days later... All the tomatoes are looking great except the two closest to the water riser. Those have been trampled… Continue reading Tomato troubles
Monday, Bread Day.
Monday is the day we bake bread, most weeks. We try to get it done as early as possible in the morning, so that we can have fresh bread for lunch. Since Seppi still doesn't have very much school this year, and Winnie has no school at all (except for coloring "pretty pictures") they usually… Continue reading Monday, Bread Day.
Ellie’s Garden
While we don't have an active garden at the house anymore (we barely have time for the one garden at the farm) Ellie still cares about her little flower bed at the end of the orchard. Still looks pretty wintery, but... There are some buds on some of the trees. Especially this little Hollywood Plum.… Continue reading Ellie’s Garden
Planting out Cold Weather Crops
A tray of brussels sprouts. A tray of celery. A tray of Swiss chard and a tray of cabbage. All the girls are inside, out of the rain. You can see where the cold frame was. Of course, what we didn't know when we planted these out was that there is a storm developing off… Continue reading Planting out Cold Weather Crops
Building a Low Tunnel
First of, I can't claim any credit for this idea, but it was too cheap and simple and quick to build, I just had to steal it. It comes from a youtube channel by a vegetable grower in Saskatoon, and the whole channel has some great insights and tips. I mentioned before we built the… Continue reading Building a Low Tunnel
Gardening Day, March 25
Hoop Bender
This week has been too busy, we have only had a grand total of two hours to work on farm projects all week. One of those hours was spent gathering information. In the garden beds, in direct sunlight in the middle of the day, soil temps are about 50 degrees. Under the cold frame the… Continue reading Hoop Bender
Duck eggs.
The ducks built a little nest in their duck-mobile! Not in the nesting box, but still, it's a start! Unfortunately, someone set the refrigerator on its coldest setting by accident. Half a dozen duck eggs, frozen.
Lamb Bone Soup
Tried an experiment yesterday with our leftover prosciutto bone. It has been sitting on the top shelf of the refrigerator for the last couple of weeks, and as you can see from the picture, it is DRY! In the book "Salumi" the author suggests using the bone of the prosciutto as seasoning for soup, so… Continue reading Lamb Bone Soup
Little Farm in the Big City 