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.
Not everything can be woodworking around here. There are too many other things that need to be done. For instance the raspberries are coming on fast, And when we checked on the blackberries, some of them were ripening. They always ripen from the end of the branch first. In every cluster the most distal berry… Continue reading Garden and Orchard Update.
This really should have been done a month ago, back when the squashes and maters went in the ground. But it didn't. Some years are like that. It took until June Something-or-other even to get Bed 2 weeded this year. Once the weeds were pulled out then we had to mound it up, throwing the… Continue reading Trellising.
It is that time of year! Winter Squash season! Ellie is well known for the deliciousness of her steamed squash. This is probably related to the fact that she does not believe in skimping on the butter or the brown sugar. First step is to cut the squashes in half and scoop out the seeds… Continue reading Squash and Buttered Roots
We have been gone from the farm for almost two weeks, due to National Guard and a wedding in Tennessee. That's right, all the Kraeger men are married now. No more available in this batch, you'll have to wait until the next batch matures. We returned to a somewhat neglected garden. Some sort of animal… Continue reading Family Garden Day
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.
Pardon me for using that dirty word on a blog that is supposed to be PG. We don't usually talk about it, but it is, unfortunately, a necessary part of life, one that we all have to deal with, alas, until the Kingdom comes. I am speaking, of course, of unrighteous mammon. A.k.a. money. Manure… Continue reading Manure: It’s kind of like Money
We pulled the last of the pumpkins and winter squash off the garden on Monday of this week. First we tried to liven up the ducks a little. Since we put them in the garden area on Saturday they have been huddling along the fence on the east side of the garden, mostly hiding under… Continue reading Last of the Pumpkins
We had an unexpected Man Work Monday this week. We had to take Mr. Seppi to the doctor on Monday (he put a rock in his ear on Sunday, and neither Daddy at home nor the doctor at the ER could get it out), but the truck was in the shop, and Mommy could not… Continue reading Man Work Monday
It is supposed to freeze pretty hard this weekend, so earlier this week we went and stripped the garden. Pretty much the only thing left in their worth salvaging was pumpkin and squash. But we got a good amount of that. Dozens of pumpkins, about a dozen butternut squash, eight or 10 of the giant… Continue reading Frost on the punkin?
We harvested one of the Georgia candy roaster hubbard squashes a few weeks back, just to try it out. It has been sitting in the garage ever since because we have not had an opportunity to cook it. It is rather a large squash and we didn't want 10 LBs of leftovers. It's almost as… Continue reading Georgia Candy Roaster bake.
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