Category: Garden

Every growing season, we seem to push our knowledge a bit more. We have composting down, now we get the fencing part, and each year we work to improve our soil by adding compost and shredded leaves in the fall. But we still have our share of garden woes. After some reading-up, I found that … Continue reading “Testing Garden Soil”

Don’t worry! It has not suddenly started snowing here in late April. I started this post right before my appendix ruptured, and then a whole month passed. Unfortunately, all the work in starting seeds went to waste- we were barely getting by as it was without having to worry about continuously moving and watering a … Continue reading “Best Laid Plans”

Spring! This weekend was full of the spring frenzy that accompanies warm weather. Though it rained on and off on Sunday, Saturday was a productive day. We managed an early morning out to breakfast and afterwards Andrew worked all day on replacing the garden fence that had been chewed through many times over by some … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

After 2 days A while back I came across a blog post on Honest Fare about windowsill sprouting during the winter. An interesting fact that I did not know was that lentils, sprouted after 3-4 days, increase in their fiber content 300%! And while the health benefits of lentils are already amazing, sprouting them seemed … Continue reading “Sprouts in the Winter”

While we were in the Ozarks last week, there were acorns everywhere. The boys started collecting them in a little basket we had brought along on a nature hike, and upon further inspection, we learned that many of them had begun to sprout and take root while resting on top of the rich fertile forest floor. … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Acorn Growth Progression”