Planted this week were 6 cucumber seeds (that’s going to be totallly too many cucumbers if they all grow and survive) and three pots of basil seeds (roughly 6 seeds per pot). The cucumbers are bush plants that are in an earthbox. I hear they’re heavy f…
This weekend I managed to plant a potato. Ha. It’s a very good potato. I think it’s the red kind (I threw most of our overwintered potatoes out on the patio a couple weeks ago and now I can’t really tell the difference between the varieties). I put it …
in the past two weeks, i’ve managed to plant a row of leeks, keep everything alive, eat a butternut squash (only two left now!) and cook tomato sauce from my canned tomatoes. oh, and i made some iced dandelion tea again. tasted pollen-y this time.peas …
Sharon’s Independence Days challenge is moving into its second year. I like the spring because it’s hopeful, and I’m hopeful that this year I can keep up with the challenge a little longer. I’ve managed to plant things for the last three weekends, and…
well, i didn’t manage to plant anything, but i did manage to harvest and preserve!1 planted: nothing2 harvested: mint to dry, lettuce for salad, lamb’s quarters to dry3 preserved: dried collard greens, lamb’s quarters, mint, zucchini “noodles”4 stored:…
this has been a week of not much happening in terms of independence days. this is the point at which i started to lose interest in the garden last year. things were in the ground and i would find “better” things to do with my time. goal this coming wee…
1 planted: kentucky wonder green beans beneath my corn and sunflowers2 harvested: a handful of snap peas, mint for tea3 preserved: nothing4 stored: placed a bulk food storage order! 25lb baking soda, 25lb red wheat berries, 25lb garbanzos, 25lb lentils…
i’ve started to lag in my independence days efforts, but this week, my lady led the charge and we actually got a lot done! (and most of it was done yesterday!!!)planted: none. hoping to plant beans under the corn this week.harvested: much lettuce, lamb…
1. planted: replanted some more peas that didn’t come up.2. harvested: nothing yet, but i found four stalks of wild garlic that i want to nab. three are in our back yard and one is in the front yard of someone down the hill from us. my potatoes are spr…
inspired by crunchy chicken’s eco-throw-down challenge, we’re doing a no power week starting monday. here’s what we’ve got so far for an outline:1. the fridge stays on.2. the rest of the breakers in the box get turned off so we don’t accidentally flick…
