Somebody remind me to plant fewer squash next year, okay? This is what I picked tonight. I’m sure there are more zucchini lurking in the vines, but it was getting dark (the only time it’s not 120° out) and they were well camouflaged, as my 5 year old would say. And yes, sadly, that is [...]
You know what feels pitiful? Tinkering around in my garden, watering (a lot) in the midst of the driest, hottest Kansas summer I can remember, coaxing production out of plants that do not make or break my diet, or my life, while farmers all around us, including my own in-laws, are making hard decisions about [...]
We temporarily traded in our backyard gardening today for this. Actually, only our oldest made it out to the field for picking at 6:00 a.m. after spending the night, but the rest of us joined in for shucking, hairing, cutting, and bagging. It’s sweet corn harvest time! Ripe and ready to eat. Shifting a truck [...]
Pretty sure I’ve been out to my garden just three times in the last week, rendering me useless for any update of my own! Here’s what I learned from some of last week’s link ups. Enjoy! SarahElisabeth’s son has been busy calculating the cost effectiveness of their garden. What a great practical learning opportunity! [...]
Houston, we have a problem. Lots of tomato plants, a few little yellow flowers, and no tomatoes. None! That, my friends, is a problem for this BLT lovin’ girl. We’ve sprayed them with sugar water to attract insects, but I don’t know what else to do. Any suggestions? In other news, it’s dry here. Really [...]
