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.
You want to see something crazy? Those are blossoms on a raspberry. That is a raspberry cane that we planted last fall, now in its third or fourth flowering this year. This one is already fruiting again. If we can get around to pruning the raspberries this fall, and pulling out all the bindweed and… Continue reading Clean up on Row 6.
Evie and Daddy planted cucurbits last Thursday (Holy Thursday). Four or Five different varieties of winter squash, with two varieties of pumpkin and three rather scrawny looking cucumbers and two absolutely emaciated melons. (We have never had a good melon harvest. I am about ready to give up on them.) It has been unseasonably dry,… Continue reading Cucurbits in the Garden.
Busy week last week, in a flu-like sort of way. That's right, the dreaded influenza A ripped through the house like a bull in a Chinese shop who just learned that ox-tail soup was the special of the week. Despite not feeling good on Monday, Farmer Seppi started bok choi, swiss chard, celery (way overdue)… Continue reading Catch Up Post
This is the sound... https://videopress.com/v/oMwUm3Cl?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FoMwUm3Cl%2Fimg_1412_mp4_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Of a perfectly cured Georgia Candy Roaster. It got rave reviews. You'll just have to trust us. It was a most beautiful pie.
Yesterday was MLK day (better known as "Milk Day" in our house. Mommy did not have to work as a result, so we had a family day. Of course we got some farm work done, and we will share that out in separate posts to... milk.... it for all its worth. But the highlight of… Continue reading Farm Feast
Saturday, after the Ciderfest, I took a walk out to the garden to check on the winter squash. It has been cold and rainy for several weeks and we want to make sure we are salvaging the squash before it starts to go bad. The Georgia candy roasters are the most susceptible of the winter… Continue reading Preserving Squash
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