Animals
- The Early Bird
So, tell me...Does the early get the???? If, so then we are definitely early birds this year,and hopefully will soon have lots of worms.(It helps that I have a shipment of 10,000 due to arrive any day now!) We spent some time this weekend prepping garden...
- Gardening
Seeds for this summer's garden have started to arrive. This year I am trying some new vegetables.Parsnips... Red Dragon Carrots... Red Emperor Beans.... and Romanesco Cauliflower.... These are just a few of the varieties of veggies that will...
- Harvesting
Up at the crack of dawn.... and out to do the animal chores.Once those were completed, I headed to the garden to do somewatering, weeding and harvesting.It was even too early for my usual help... While so much of the country is dealing with storms and...
- Garden Party
The really warm weather that we had last week may be gone for now, but signs of Spring still remain. This past weekend Hubbs and I finished moving oak bark mulch into the vegetable garden. (A big thanks to our adopted "son" Tim for moving...
- It's Asparagus Time
Asparagus time is one of my favorite seasons in the garden. Each Spring it is the first crop to be harvested and a sure sign that winter is over. I find great comfort in seeing these purplish/green shoots emerging from the earth. It is reassurance that...
Animals
Isn't It Early?
It seems to me to be a bit early.
Don't you think?
If memory serves me, I think our asparagus
usually doesn't emerge until May.
Not so this year.
It is up in full force...
offering its bounty daily.
You might notice that the dandelions behind it are also out
in full force.
(Yesterday I just bought myself a new weed digger.
I think I'll be needing it!)
Also emerging are the sugar snap peas...
lettuce....
spinach...
onions...
Very soon we will be consuming this wonderful bounty.
Then the freezing and preserving begins...
and continues through the rest of the summer.
The end result should be a pantry and freezer full
of luscious home grown food to get us through the winter.
Today I think I may try to create a leek and asparagus soup.
If it turns out, I will write the recipe and post it on my other blog.
Otherwise, you'll find me here.....weeding away!
- The Early Bird
So, tell me...Does the early get the???? If, so then we are definitely early birds this year,and hopefully will soon have lots of worms.(It helps that I have a shipment of 10,000 due to arrive any day now!) We spent some time this weekend prepping garden...
- Gardening
Seeds for this summer's garden have started to arrive. This year I am trying some new vegetables.Parsnips... Red Dragon Carrots... Red Emperor Beans.... and Romanesco Cauliflower.... These are just a few of the varieties of veggies that will...
- Harvesting
Up at the crack of dawn.... and out to do the animal chores.Once those were completed, I headed to the garden to do somewatering, weeding and harvesting.It was even too early for my usual help... While so much of the country is dealing with storms and...
- Garden Party
The really warm weather that we had last week may be gone for now, but signs of Spring still remain. This past weekend Hubbs and I finished moving oak bark mulch into the vegetable garden. (A big thanks to our adopted "son" Tim for moving...
- It's Asparagus Time
Asparagus time is one of my favorite seasons in the garden. Each Spring it is the first crop to be harvested and a sure sign that winter is over. I find great comfort in seeing these purplish/green shoots emerging from the earth. It is reassurance that...