Tag Archives: Garden

March 21st-Rhubarb

Its fills my childhood memory banks, That sour, pucker your mouth feel, as my mom would pull a fresh rhubarb stalk and give it to us to chew on, the burst of flavor combo on the times you would be … Continue reading

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Hugelbeet -Part one

A Hugelbeet is how you go about using up scraps on a farm and turn it into something that is productive.. Last year, in the very bad winter storm, we have the power company cut down a number of bigger limbs, … Continue reading

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Spring Equinox

Today is Spring Equinox, and last night was a very special moon, I tried to take a photo but even with my night shot and tripod, I could not get a photo that the moon did not look like a … Continue reading

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In support of local seed savers.

http://www.seeds.ca/ev/events.php Do any of you go to your local Seedy Events? The above link will help you find them in your area if you are unaware of where to start looking. Its so great to get the pulse of the … Continue reading

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Manure hot beds for plants

This is a very old fashioned Idea, and I have read about it in both books from England and France, I am sure that its done in a number of other countries as well but it does not seem to … Continue reading

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Spring and Forcing Plants

It’s not really spring yet, but for a few hours last night and this morning, it almost feels like it, we had rain last night, not freezing rain but light gentle spring rain,  it hitting on the metal roof was a … Continue reading

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Gardening-A Canning Garden

I read this comment over at different blog, she just touched on it very briefly, in passing that she was going to plant a raised bed of something just for canning that year.. and it got me thinking about this … Continue reading

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That is the third time this morning on the radio..

That they are talking about the rising costs of food across the globe and the effects its having in regards to some of the riots we are seeing, they are qouting the fact that for the past seven months that … Continue reading

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Farms, Gardening and Composting..

This past weekend, we hauled about 30 pds of straw and sheep/cow manure out of the barn and up into a spot in the garden and it got added to the coming year’s compost pile (which just happens to be … Continue reading

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Mock Pinapple Canning Recipe

So as anyone that has been reading the blog knows, I have been canning pinapple, which is a real treat, because when has Pinapple ever been so cheap that you can just can a whole years worth at a time. … Continue reading

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