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.
After the superb elderberry harvest and juicing last Tuesday... No, not that last Tuesday. The last Tuesday before that last Tuesday... We had a whole bunch of elderberry juice, and nowhere to put it. But first, dark and early Wednesday morning (Aug 12) planted out another tray of cabbages. They each have their own cozy… Continue reading Elderberry… Syrup?, Crabapple-Rhubarb.
The quest for the perfect variety of pickling cucumber for our microclimate continues. This one (Wisconsin SMR 58, from St. Clare Seeds) doesn't seem to enjoy the heat very much. It has started to become quite wilted. Still producing a few small cucumbers though, but nothing like the volume we had hoped for. By contrast,… Continue reading Cucumber, Hubbard and Crabapple
Little Farm in the Big City 