Category Archives: gardens

Thank you -Dear Reader!! What a great seedy surprise in my mail box!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

I got the mail yesterday and wow! did I get mail! a lovely smaller package awaited me but what was inside.. promise.. promise of new life.. yup.. Seeds! O but not any seeds, these are old fashion heritage seeds, most … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged Bean seeds, Garden, Gift from regular reader of the blog, old hertiage seeds | 10 Comments

Things are starting in the garden but only in spits and spots, so much is still deep under snow..

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Posted in gardens | Tagged eating horseradish as a young spring salad green, The first spring plants.., why it pays to shovel off the snow on a slow starting garden year | 4 Comments

Several Thousand Pounds of free bad/old round Bales…

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Sounds awesome! Farmer R was dropping off some lovely fresh green hay for the pasture critters and we got to talking, and we got around to the topic of straw, (need another four large square bales dropped off) and that … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged Hugelculture beds made of round hay bales | 4 Comments

Do you ever do things in your garden just for the pretty?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

I hate when the lose the rest of the post.. this had writing in it and lots more photos.. but I will need to redo it all again.. so watch for pretty in the garden round two.. but for now.. … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged gardens | 5 Comments

Currently in my seed box for this coming garden season..

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

These are not in order, its more of what I pulled out in that order got written out.. now to figure out what I still need to get.. I will get to flowers and herbs at a later point. and … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged Seeds for the coming garden year | 10 Comments

Garden Overview

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Ok, I am going to do this in bullet form first.. Nursery Garden -My oldest gardening spot, its super sheltered, I have grown up a ring of tree’s around it, with a building on one side of it.. it my … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens, Life moves on daily | Tagged garden overview | 10 Comments

The seed Catalogs are all coming in now..

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

I know, I know I have said it before and I will say it again, I love when my Heritage Harvest Seed Catalog comes in and the new 2013 has arrived! They are having their 10th year, and the work … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged garden 2012, heritage harvest seed catalog | 4 Comments

Fall Garden…

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

The Aug planted fall crops are coming along nicely, the radishes, greens, onions and pea’s are all looking fab! the fall root crops are all going strong, we have been digging out potatos from stage one and stage two plantings … Continue reading →

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Compost Pits- Worth their weight in your low till garden.

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

While I know that the die hard organic person will not be happy that I use PCV pipe in my pits, take heart in the fact that’s because a huge pile of all different sizes came with the farm and … Continue reading →