{Garden Life} Our fall/winter garden

{Garden Life} Our fall/winter garden

by | Jan 13, 2012 | Garden

It’s been a few weeks since you were last able to peek into our garden…and there have actually been some noteworthy changes. We’ve had unusually warm weather here for the last few weeks, with only one brief freeze while we were gone (not that...
{Garden Life} Seed Savers Exchange

{Garden Life} Seed Savers Exchange

by | Dec 9, 2011 | Featured, Garden

Seeds. They are the life-force of your garden. Without seeds, most of the plants in our garden would cease to exist — whether you are planting seeds yourself or using store-bought seedlings — and in turn, life would become far more complicated since qe...
{Garden Life} Treat houseplant scales naturally

{Garden Life} Treat houseplant scales naturally

by | Nov 18, 2011 | Featured, Garden

Over the last 6 or 7 years, we have collected quite a collection of houseplants. Some of them have fared really well, and others I killed pretty quickly (like every beautiful orchid ever brought into our home).It’s not that I intended for the plants to die; I...
{Garden Life} November garden happenings

{Garden Life} November garden happenings

by | Nov 4, 2011 | Featured, Garden

It’s been a couple of weeks since I actually talked about my garden, so I figured it was time to make a few notes about what’s growing, what’s been harvested, what I’ve done out there lately and where it’s all headed next. Since...
{Garden Life} Saving Jalapeno Seeds

{Garden Life} Saving Jalapeno Seeds

by | Oct 21, 2011 | Garden

The weather seems to be turning cooler every day here. We’ve gotten past the first light frosts without any losses, but I’m starting to consider what I should do with all these green tomatoes we still have on the vine. Some of them (like the yellows) seem...