Our tomato harvest has kept us busy every day this week. I was even blessed to have one of my sons wander the garden with me last night. Love the memories made in my garden! I've put a few quarts of whole tomatoes in the freezer for soups this winter, but decided this morning to… Continue reading Tomato Harvest
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Garden Transitions
Mid August and our organic garden is looking a little forlorn. Empty is the trellis where the beans never climbed, gone are the peas that flourished. The lettuce is slowly turning yellow as we harvest the last few good heads and the squash is long gone; except for a lone zucchini plant - not producing,… Continue reading Garden Transitions
Home to the Garden
We just returned from a wonderful family vacation and I've decided the garden missed us. I'm amazed how much changed while we were away. The herb garden is over-run with weeds and the broccoli has gone to seed. Looks like the cabbage worms were back too. Guess it's time to pull the old and replant… Continue reading Home to the Garden
Final Harvest
The cold has finally arrived. Tonight is expected to get down to 26...burrrr, but amazingly this garden photo was just taken a few days ago. We enjoyed a beautiful, warm weekend and worked on some final clean up. Last month I placed some simple coverings over one of the raised beds and we were able… Continue reading Final Harvest