Late summer evening harvest
The smoky air is forecasted to return this weekend so I took advantage of another clear day to harvest tomatoes and cucumbers from our garden. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was […]
Accidentally growing a lifetime supply of cucumbers
The smoke in the air kept me from harvesting our garden for about a week—resulting in some of the largest zucchini I’ve ever grown and a lifetime supply of cucumbers! […]
First little handful
We’ve had a couple of tiny tomatoes ripen here and there, but today we got to enjoy our first little handful. This Sun Gold variety is incredible! They taste like […]
Our first homegrown peas
After a final push to harvest the rest of our juicy plums this evening, we discovered a large zucchini hidden under the nasturtiums as well as our very first sugar […]
Sharing our homegrown starts
After starting much of our veggie garden from seeds this year, we found ourselves with a few extra cucumber and zucchini plants. We were thrilled to be able to share […]
Planting our homegrown starters
The first of the seeds we started in tiny peat pots were ready to be planted this evening. Cucumbers and two types of zucchini were nestled into their seasonal home […]
Our seeds are sprouting!
Mama and I ventured into our garden this evening to check on the seeds we planted a while back and found many of them to be sprouting! This was terribly […]
Transplanting kitchen scraps
We recently started growing fresh produce from our table scraps. The celery root has grown so tall that it was ready to be transplanted, making the journey from water glass […]
Planning our victory garden
Plans for our 2020 garden have changed and expanded greatly as the quarantine continues and we worry about obtaining fresh produce. We’ve been growing more food from kitchen scraps, and […]
Beginning our 2020 garden
We began planting our summer veggie garden from seeds today—and we’re eager to see our zucchini, cucumber, basil, and more grow! The weather is still too cold at night to […]
