Category: Green Living

Most of what is still thriving in our garden is the big leafy green stuff: the swiss chard and different varieties of kale. But what has surprised me is our abundance of strawberries! Despite the temperatures dipping into the 30’s at night, those berries keep coming. It is our first season growing strawberries, so we … Continue reading “October Garden 2013”

This past weekend, we finally got around to cutting down the huge sunflower plant Milo had planted last spring. We harvested all the sunflower seeds from several dried flowers, rubbing our fingers across the smooth surfaces until all the seeds were freed. I would have roasted and salted them, but after assessing the amount of … Continue reading “Harvest/Make”

Man, oh, man. I know I’ve said it before, but what a difference weather makes! Finally we experienced some nice cool days. The boys and I went it alone for most of the time- Andrew was out of town Friday and Saturday, then made it home just in time Saturday night for a neighborhood pizza … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

Last summer, we were up to our necks in apples. We picked them weekly, sometimes daily. We baked them into pies and applesauce, ate them fresh off the tree, shared them with neighbors walking by. We reveled in our ability to grow stuff. Then, this summer, nada. Well, not quite. Because it is custom for … Continue reading “The Apple”

Since Andrew has been out of town a lot this summer, I have somewhat neglected our vegetable garden. I’ve been great at keeping weeds at bay, but not so great at taking the time to look. This means, of course, that I have completely overlooked signs of damage from pests that are easy to control until it … Continue reading “Oh, Garden”