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My Garden: How Long Are Seeds Viable?
Here in Vermont my gardening season is over. I still have some a lot of clean up to do and a few blueberries still left to pick but everything else is pretty much finished. Now is a good time to go through your seeds and figure out which ones you may want to re-order. WhatContinue reading “My Garden: How Long Are Seeds Viable?”
My Garden: Planting Bulbs
The gardening season may be winding down but there are still chores to be done. I need to cut back my hosts, day lilies and iris. I also need to put the tomato cages and hoses away in the barn along with the wheelbarrows. Here in the northeast fall is also the time of yearContinue reading “My Garden: Planting Bulbs”
How to Extend Your Growing Season
Yesterday was a cold rainy day here. I had plans to get out and photograph what things look like around here but it was pretty wet. Instead I’m going to re-post one of my original posts from three years ago! I imagine most of you have not read it! Our growing season in Vermont isContinue reading “How to Extend Your Growing Season”
Zucchini Relish
With such an abundance of zucchini I made a batch of zucchini relish. This is our favorite relish and you’ll always find it in our pantry.
My Garden: September Clean Up & Planting Garlic
It’s not fall yet on the calendar but it sure feels like it. Our nights are getting chilly and the forecast for this week is for cooler days too! I don’t mind as I feel much more invigorated when the days are cooler. I seem to get a lot more done outside. One of theContinue reading “My Garden: September Clean Up & Planting Garlic”
September in the Garden
Seems like I blinked and the summer flew by! After several days of July like weather this morning is nice and cool. I love the end of summer days when it is warm and sunny during the day but cool at night. Everywhere I look things are flowering, that last ditch effort to produce seedsContinue reading “September in the Garden”
The Great Zucchini Hop
Overwhelmed with zucchini? Looking for neighbors with unlocked cars so you can leave some zucchini in the front seat? There are actually lots of wonderful ways to enjoy zucchini. Do you need a few new ideas? Check out all of the great ideas here and share your recipes, growing tips, harvesting methods, and preservation instructions!Continue reading “The Great Zucchini Hop”
My Garden: Tomato Harvest
My garden hasn’t done extremely well this year and my tomatoes are not producing a huge crop. However I picked enough the other day to make some Roasted Tomato Sauce, which we use on our homemade pizza! I like this recipe as you only need 4 pounds of tomatoes and they can be any type.Continue reading “My Garden: Tomato Harvest”
My Garden: Growing a Laurus nobilis “Sweet Bay”
A year a go a friend of mine gave me a gift of a few bay leaves and told me she was growing her own bay plant in her living room! I’m always interested in what I can grow myself and the thought of growing my own bay leaves was intriguing! I found that LogeesContinue reading “My Garden: Growing a Laurus nobilis “Sweet Bay””
Nancy on the Home Front 