While helping a family member settle into a new home, I tackled the abandoned garden beds. It is hard to determine how long the gardens went untended. The house is a rental that we learned had been empty while major renovations were completed. Unfortunately, the abandoned gardens were not part of the renovation. It needed some serious attention. The first task to tend to was to take stock of what was left in the abandoned garden. A rather untidy rose bush and some varieties of daylily … [Read more...]
Volunteer Vegetable Plants and Edible Weeds in the Garden
Volunteer vegetable plants invaded our garden! Our garden started off strong this spring, despite a cooler than normal spring. Cucumbers, onions, green beans, beets, kale and cabbage were planted into the rich, dark, fertilized soil. Everything was looking healthy and I was anticipating a good crop that would be canned and stored for the winter. Volunteer Vegetable Plants and Edible Weeds I was excited to see a few volunteer plants emerge in late May. I was hoping for a zucchini, … [Read more...]
A Treat A Day Keeps the Bordom Away
A Treat A Day Keeps the Boredom Away! I love to feed people. So I guess it should be no big surprise that I also like to feed my farm animals. And by feed, I don't just mean the obligatory act of filling feed bowls. No indeed. I am referring to the sharing moments … [Read more...]
