Tag Archives: Garden

Golden Needles Harvesting has started.

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

or in common terms, picking and drying lots and lots! of unopenned Day Lily flowers. Ah, the common, humble daylily that most of us call, tigerlily’s or Ditch Lily’s are so wonderful to have in the kitchen, the little root … Continue reading →

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Fresh Sweet Pea’s-A spring treat in a Sweet and Sour Pork Dish.

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

My Garden Cup Overflows, one of the many things coming out of the garden at this time of the year is sweet fresh green pea’s. They are still in bloom so there is no end in sight yet, but the … Continue reading →

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GooseBerries-Thoughts, Idea’s and Recipe.

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

The gooseberry was a staple in every Grandma’s garden that I knew, I still remember the huge gooseberry bushes we had a the farm.  It was the first thing I bought for the farm was two gooseberry bushes, and since then … Continue reading →

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What do you use clover for?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

I like clover! I like white clover and red clover, I can remember as a small child the pleasure on a warm sunny summer day to pick big fluffy heads of the most wonder purple and sucking on the sweet … Continue reading →

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But what do you do about those Pest Bugs?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

I was asked this question over the weeekend, and the next thing was what do you spray those plants with? The short answer is, I don’t spray anything from the store.. but the long answer is more detailed. As with … Continue reading →

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What are you eating out of your garden?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Its that time of year, that you can always find ways to add or make a large amount of your meals out of your own garden.. there is nothing quite like the taste of  fresh organic food  that goes from … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

How was your gardening week? We had three days of heat and then four days of warm and rain, and I do mean rain, all my rain barrels are full to overflowing and I can see the plants growing. This … Continue reading →

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Elderflower syrup

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

The Elder’s are in bloom, and I went out and carefully pruned the bush of select flowers, so that when the berries come, they will not overwhlem the branchs (my bushes can produce so hard, that they will break their … Continue reading →

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Fried Green Tomato’s

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Do you like fried Green Tomato’s? I love them, so many different ways to use Green Tomato’s but one of the first to make in the spring is Fried Green Tomato’s. I wait till the tomato’s are good size, and … Continue reading →

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Marrow Fruit

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

I love Marrow Fruit, for alot more info on it, check out my linked post on how to make Mock Pinapple by using marrow fruit. In this case the summer sqaush that I am using is Zucchini, you want some … Continue reading →

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