They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
It isn't quite fall yet, but don't let that stop us. The winter garden crops are coming in strong. With the issues we had this summer with rodents chewing the sprinkler hoses, we are experimenting with getting most of the hoses off the ground. It seems to be working well so far, but it requires… Continue reading Fall Gardening
AS they say, one thing leads to another. Especially in the hardware store. Have you come up with a better way to keep them... in line? Early morning on the Fourth of July. These ladies are not much for chatting, unless they don't have enough grass. Then they bleat in surprisingly deep, gruff voices. Eunice… Continue reading Beet Failure
I love these little girls so much! One of them is not so little anymore. Those carharts and stripy insulated rain coat were Evie's once, and they are still going strong. Parsnip seeds and carrot seeds are too small to be worth planting individually using the form, so we just scatter them thinly. Or not… Continue reading Gardening Buddies
Before the latest cold struck we were planning on hosting Lord's Day dinner last Saturday. So we went to our garden and harvested some winter veggies. Winter beets. We put these in back on 8/21, but they didn't really amount to much. They sprouted, but only three were bigger than my finger. We'll leave the… Continue reading Winter Roots
Here it is, September. The gardening season is about over, because it has been getting cool and rainy again, and now... Now! the garden has decided to wake up and make something of itself. Get in my belly, corn! Tomatoes just beginning to turn, corn beginning to tassel out. Let's see if anything can manage… Continue reading Garden Update
We have harvested the beets, pretty tiny haul compared to last year, but we have a backup plan. Buckwheat is taking over. It is tall and falling over into the pathways. I think this winter we are going to add t-posts every 10 feet or so along the rows so we can run twine when… Continue reading Beets in the Freezer
One of our favorite summer dishes (and hopefully winter dishes, if our winter beets do well this year) is "Butter Beets." We call it this because we usually made it with butter, but this week we were too pressed for time and made it differently, which we will describe for your consideration. Harvesting supper! Typically… Continue reading Butter Beets (only not really).
Last Monday, we finally got around to digging the beets. Next year we need to maintain some closer follow up on them, and get them out of the ground no more than 60 days after they go in. Some of them were quite overgrown and they had a sharper, stronger flavor than I am used… Continue reading Beets in the ground
Little Farm in the Big City 