Category Archives: Garden

Last of the strawberries..

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Our strawberry crop is pretty much done for this year, we have put up strawberry rhubarb fruit blend.. it was a good crop, lots of berries but sadly the slugs got way to many, it is always sad to see … Continue reading →

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Outstanding Elderflower Harvest for 2017

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

We picked into a laundry basket and in the end we picked just over 5 pounds worth of them and we were so lucky that we have the rains stop, the sun come out and the flowers were dry and … Continue reading →

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June Garden Overview -2017 Tracking Year Data

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Hello Folks, I am going to do my best heading into 2017 to have a big old tracking year, I need to do this and I have the book, the paperwork and the plan..  I will make it happen.. So this is the first month of scales, daily writing of what is coming in.. O […]

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Lovage Harvest for 2017

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Lovage is commonly known as a pot herb, it is a huge plant and those with limited space often remove this outstanding plant from their garden because of this.. I will be doing three collecting and harvests of this plant … Continue reading →

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Canning Rhubarb Juice (Mock Pink Lemonade #2)

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

My dear hubby and my testers all agree, that the cooked, strained rhubarb tastes like rhubarb juice but everyone says that the stream processed takes like a wonderful Pink Lemonade version of it. I have to admit that its delightful … Continue reading →

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May Garden Overview -2017 Tracking Year Data

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Hello Folks, I am going to do my best heading into 2017 to have a big old tracking year, I need to do this and I have the book, the paperwork and the plan..  I will make it happen.. So … Continue reading →

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Burdock Leaf Tea.

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Burdock root tea is very good for you, you want to harvest the first year roots in the mid July to end of July when they are around an inch to inch and half in size and about 12 to … Continue reading →

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We love our toads- So we just had to rescue hundreds of tadpoles

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The little pig wallow was drying out and fast.. and in the last bits were hundreds of wee tadpoles. Needless to say.. we had to do something.. This is not the first time we have rescued and set up a … Continue reading →

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Spring Green Drying- For fodder vs Human Use

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

This fine Monday morning is a one of my double duty days, that mean’s that Dh has his writers group tonight in the big city..  So I will be doing both sets of chores today and the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Seed Potato’s are in.

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Yesterday was busy and then some and the weekend is geared up to be looking the same.. One of the things that came in yesterday was the notice that my seed potato’s were in the post office and that I … Continue reading →

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