If you have an heirloom garden going with non-hybrid seeds, usually the point of going through the extra trouble of getting the non-hybrid varieties is so that you can save seed from your plants to plant again the following spring. Right? Saving seeds is not always as easy as it sounds, with some plants being […]
Chioggia Beets
We grew a couple of new varieties of beets this year. I’m not a huge beet fan, but other members of the family really like them. To me, they pretty much have always tasted like dirt. That is, until last year, when I took my mom’s advice and froze them instead of bottling them. That […]
Go Vote! And Some Fun Stuff from the Garden
It is midterm election day today. Please find your polling place and go vote. I know there is no president on the ballot this time, but I’m sure you have important elections for Congress and possibly Senate plus there may be other fun things to voice your opinion on like state constitutional changes and things […]
Roasted Salted Pumpkin Seeds
Here’s a yummy treat from the insides of your Halloween pumpkins (or any pumpkin, for that matter). Roasted salted pumpkin seeds. There are a few ways you can dry your pumpkin seeds for eating, but this is my favorite because it’s fast and makes them nice and crispy and the salt doesn’t come off when […]
Squash Bugs
Let me just begin by saying I despise squash bugs. I don’t remember having any trouble with them in our garden when I was growing up in Colorado, but they have been a constant nuisance since I’ve been gardening in Utah. The first year sweet husband and I planted a good sized garden, we found […]
Catch Up–Mostly on the Garden
Holy buckets! Things have been a little crazy here lately. I keep thinking maybe after (insert event, month, etc. here) things will slow down, but it seems they never do. Things just change and I get a different kind of crazy. The garden this year is fair. I’ve got peas that have gone to seed […]
The Garden Drip Water System (so far)
The garden is happily being water via our fancy schmancy drip water system. Yes, right now. We’ve used some variation of the drip system to water the garden for about 10 years now. The drip system is fantastic for so many reasons. One is that is saves water. We only water what we want when […]
Super Quick Garden Update
Got most of the garden planted now. I say most, but really we have a lot more to go, I’m just hoping it won’t take too long–the prep work is mostly done. Trying out a couple of new kinds of dry beans since we had so much fun with that last year. They’re not very […]
Will it Live?
After snow and cold on Monday, I planted about half my bedding plants outside in the garden on a sunny 67 degree Tuesday. Crazy, I know, but it really happened. Gotta love spring. I didn’t have time to finish, so I took the rest inside. Once a week or so I babysit a little 15 […]
High Mortality Rate Among the Fruit Trees This Spring
We’ve got some baby fruit trees we’ve had in the mini orchard for three years now. Last year we did a good pruning and staked some of the branches to get the trees to grow a little more balanced. The apricot tree that had always looked a little sickly really thrived last year after the […]