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Category Archives: Gardening
My First Canning FAIL
I was excited to see that my plum tree is full of fruit that is ripe or near ripe. I decided to seize the moment and go ahead and make some plum jam tonight. I was missing a few things, … Continue reading
Garden Update: May 22, 2010
The family went to the McKinney farmer’s market this morning and found some good deals. One the way back we stopped at the local nursery off Greenville. They had a sign out front ‘retiring, everything must go’. I asked the … Continue reading
Mason Jars
Dave forwarded me a craiglist ad for “50 to 75 mason jars – $5 – Plano”. I emailed the person and said I wanted them. The lady had bought them earlier, and used about 20 of them for table decorations. … Continue reading
Garden Update: May 15, 2010
I took advantage of a coupon I had for North Haven Gardens. I paid $10 for $30 of stuff. Pretty good deal! They have a great selection of vegetables and herbs, and their plant prices are actually not too bad. … Continue reading
Gardening: May 9, 2010
I spent a few hours outside today. I planted about 4 squares of carrots and some marigolds in the big garden, then I removed all my sugar snap peas out of the bed near the back door. Earlier this season, I put … Continue reading
Garden Update: May 7, 2010
Lots of lush green growth right now but a few plants are stumbling. I put a few more plants in the ground, planted some more beans, and cut out some of the lettuce, it getting too hot for it already … Continue reading
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Tagged bean, cantaloupe, corn, cucumber, pepper, sunflower, tomato, watermelon
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Garden Problem: Tire Potatoes
Lesson learned. I thought it was a good idea to add hay to my tires instead of dirt. It would be easier to harvest with less mess. The problem is that it turned into an active compost pile. Before I … Continue reading
Cooking with Fresh Ingredients
I hear that most of our food travels an average of 1500 miles to get to your plate. Tonight, the spinach in the lasagna roll-ups and the lettuce in our salad traveled about 40 steps. I know exactly what chemicals were … Continue reading
Garden Update: April 18, 2010
It’s been cold and drizzle all day, but I went ahead and built a new structure to hang more topsy turvys. I have 4 now, and room for 3 more. If the tomato plants do well this year, I might … Continue reading
Joel Salatin – Polyface Farms
Amber and I had a date night tonight. We went to “An Evening with Joel Salatin” at the Plano Arts Center. All the food was provided by local sources, and was prepared by some very talented chefs. We had a good time … Continue reading
