Can you believe it’s September already? Not sure where the time is going but it sure is flying by quickly. As I look around the colors are already changing in the hillsides. The leaves no longer have that vibrant green color, instead they have a more olive hue. Much as I love summer I actuallyContinue reading “Change Is In The Air”
Category Archives: Gardening
Salad Dressing: Blueberry Vinaigrette
I decided to make some homemade salad dressing using our blueberries, the result was a wonderful Blueberry Vinaigrette. Easy to make.
Preserving Herbs – Drying.
If you are like me you have an abundance of fresh herbs in your garden, perhaps more than you can use. What do you do with the surplus? I do what gardeners and cooks have been doing for years – dry the surplus! By drying my herbs now I can store them and use themContinue reading “Preserving Herbs – Drying.”
The Garage Smells Like Garlic!
I have been growing garlic every year for a while now. I have great luck with it and manage to grow enough to just about last us all year! You can read about planting garlic here. I usually plant my garlic in early September. It then has time to establish itself before the cold weatherContinue reading “The Garage Smells Like Garlic!”
Where is the summer going?
I can’t believe we’re well into the first week of August already! We have a big adventure planned for this fall and the list of things to be completed before October first is a bit overwhelming. More about that later. In the meantime we’re making progress with the wood. My sister was here this pastContinue reading “Where is the summer going?”
Cleaning Your Garden Tools With Tea
Recently I read an article about cleaning your tools with tea. Apparently you can soak rusty tools in a bucket of cooled black tea and then wipe them clean with a cloth. It was too intriguing not to try! First I made a large batch of black tea. I made enough to fill a bucket.Continue reading “Cleaning Your Garden Tools With Tea”
Making Progress
Despite the fact that my garden is still full of weeds I am making progress little by little. I finally got my most neglected flower bed weeded and mulched. I am so pleased with how it looks now!The Black Eyed Susans are everywhere! I let them be as I love having a bit of colorContinue reading “Making Progress”
Enjoying July!
The days in July are full. Not only are my gardens in need of continual weeding, but we finally got our load of firewood delivered and it’s ready to be cut, split and stacked! Every free moment from now until the pile is done will be spent on this project! However, we can’t spend everyContinue reading “Enjoying July!”
8 Garden Tools I Can’t Live Without
I love to garden! I also love my favorite gardening tools and there are 8 tools I just can’t live without! Want to know what they are? A Red Wheelbarrow My garden is a bit of a walk from the house and my wheelbarrow is the perfect “tool” to carry everything in. We actually have twoContinue reading “8 Garden Tools I Can’t Live Without”
July Gardens = Weeds
It’s always fun to get away. Going away in June can be a challenge. I managed to get the garden all planted before we left and even got a few of my raised beds mulched. However, while we were away there was plenty of rain and when we got home I found my garden fullContinue reading “July Gardens = Weeds”
Nancy on the Home Front 