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Yesterday Vince dug up two of the Jerusalem Artichokes (sun chokes). There’s no telling how many area out there to be harvested. Maybe I’ll keep track this year of how many we harvest. It’s best to wait til after a hard frost or freeze before using these. We did have a 24 degree night a...

There are some changes being made to my garden for next year. This past summer was so hot and so dry . . I know . . it’s SUMMER, but this summer was miserable and with heat and drought, I spent way too much time outside watering. We used self wicking mineral tubs for some...

. . When you have an armadillo? Bad picture from the security camera but there he is! I started seeing holes in the back yard early last week and about mid-week, we had this picture on a camera. There are some spots in the fence where critters come through . . there’s a small gap...

I should give up on trying to determine how much propane we need. Back in June, 2022, I wrote this: We have a 500 gallon propane tank. They will only fill it 80% full so basically, we have a 400 gallon propane tank. There’s a minimum of 200 gallons to buy to get the lowest...

The weather doesn’t seem like fall at all – still in the upper 80’s to mid-90’s. Go away, Summer!! But, the leaves are pretty! We will never have the color seen in places like Vermont or Maine or other places in the northeast but it’s pretty here right now. This morning we had a dump...

According to the “rule book”, turmeric can be grown outside in zones 8 – 11. According to the USDA planting zone, I’m in Zone 7a but because of the valley we’re in, I plant according to zone 6a. What I’ve done in the past when living in zones 6 or 7 was to plant the...

Sunday our high was 92. Tuesday night our low was supposed to be 32 but, as I’ve mentioned before, it’s always a few degrees colder at our home since we live in a little valley. I had been saving zucchini and Tuesday afternoon I picked everything, knowing those plants would not survive the night. When...

If you don’t want to see pictures, don’t go any farther. I’m posting a photo of some cayenne peppers I harvested recently so the spiders don’t show up. We’ve had a garden spider in one of the Witch Hazel bushes for at least three months. I’ve named him Donovan but I really don’t know if...

Yesterday I got the garlic planted. I think/hope our daytime highs in the upper 90’s have ended and, though it isn’t as cool as I wish for mid-October, I had to get the garlic planted. The downstairs garage where I store it has been rather warm with two canners going almost every day and I’d...

I seem to be feeding lots of critters – mice, moles, roly poly bugs (pill bugs). They feasted on the sweet potatoes this year. That’s just what I found in one bed! There were many clumps of roots with no potatoes so I know they ate the whole thing. There’s one still eating! When I...

Years ago, I think it was 2001 and 2002, we spent a week at a cabin in Georgia. The other day when I was at the dentist, she asked me where was my favorite place we ever went on vacation and I told her about that little cabin in Ellijay, GA. I loved it there!...

It’s that time of year when there are still a few things growing but the end is getting near for them. Towards the end of July, most of the tomatoes were getting so scraggly and not producing much that it was no longer worth watering them so I stopped watering all the tomatoes. These cherry...

Because I think I’m a pretty good garlic grower, and because I get questions about growing garlic, I’m going to write this post and update it with photos and more info throughout the growing season. The new info will be in a new blog post but will be copied and pasted into this post and...

Yesterday I picked up six packs of broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage plants. I don’t have a lot of luck with a cold weather garden. According to Accuweather, our highs are going to be in the upper 90s for about the next 6 – 7 days, with at least one day having a heat index...

Several months ago, there was a tiny little bunny that seemed to be living under our greenhouse. A couple of times I would go out with the dogs and that little rabbit would scare me half to death. Once evening he ran out and went right between my feet and Cooper. I think it scared...

For weeks I’ve been poking around in the sweet potato beds. They grow so fast, they can get too big very quickly. If they get too big, then they can get fibrous or stringy so I will boil them (gently boil them), then grate them and use them for casseroles or whatever I’m using them...

We have several sets of friends who eat out more than they eat at home. I don’t fault anyone for doing whatever they want to do and doing what makes them happy. Eating at home is my favorite thing to do. There are places I like – Fogo de Chao (too far away/too expensive); Panera...

It isn’t quite time to harvest the sweet potatoes but I’ve been wanting a home grown baked sweet potato and I like to let them cure for about 10 days before we use them, so I went to the first bed where I had planted them. I planted them three different times, in three different...

I’ve probably grown turmeric for at least 10 years and I never knew it bloomed. Most of what I have this year is in containers but there are some in the raised beds. I’ve moved the containers to the edge of the pergola where they don’t get so much sun. This morning Vince was out...

Marina Di Chioggia Pumpkin seeds were planted on June 17. Even if you have no interest in gardening, check out the pictures in the first link. They look so interesting. They truly do take over the area. They’ve grown up into the asparagus. They’re growing on the nearby tomato cow panel. They’re in the black...