Organic Gardening

Before the First Frost

October 9, 2012

Our weather went from balmy to freezing seemingly instantly this weekend. I don’t like when we have to transfer directly from using the central air conditioning to the heat right away. So, in the rain of Sunday, I went out to bring these guys in so that they wouldn’t be taken down by the frost […]

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Garden Update

October 2, 2012

This week was a big clean up around here. I am prepping the garden for the winter and I finally tackled a bunch of the weeds. Hello mowed large plot!! Side fence has been trimmed down! Back fence has been cleaned up! Paper has been laid down and dirt will be ordered for new flower […]

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How to Use Stored Onions

September 27, 2012

Now that we have grown our own onions, how are we going to use them?  When we first pulled our onions, I set them out to dry in the sun for a couple of days so that they will last longer in our house. We don’t have a good spot set up for storing them […]

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Wordless Wednesday: Asparagus

September 19, 2012

What surprised me most in my garden this week? Didn’t expect to see asparagus in September after I cut the ferns back to two inches high. What doesn’t surprise me is how many mornings I can eat figs with yogurt and granola. Linking up with: Angry Julie Monday, Dagmar’s Momsense and 5 Minutes for Mom

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September Garden Surprises

September 16, 2012

We’ve had a few surprises in the garden this September. First and foremost, these Matt’s Cherry Tomatoes just won’t quit. It has been a real treat for us as we continue to make sauces for pasta or enjoy them with hummus for lunch. This plant has generated a ton for us. In fact, between these […]

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Wordless Wednesday: Harvest

September 12, 2012

A few weeks ago, we took a wander through our garden beds and unearthed these lovelies. Linking up with: Angry Julie Monday and 5 Minutes for Mom

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Burpee Gardens Open Farm Tour

September 3, 2012

Our summer wrapped up with a wonderful tour of the Burpee Seed Company’s Fordhook Farm. Burpee hosts several Open Garden Tours throughout the summer. They are located in Doylestown, PA and they open the farm from 9:30 am -5 pm. It costs $5 for admission, but you receive a $5 coupon to shop in the […]

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August Organic Garden Update

August 19, 2012

What’s growing in our garden in August? I haven’t been posting as much this month as we have been tackling a bunch of projects at home. I will be sharing those projects in the next couple of weeks, but I wanted to write about the garden first. It has been a rough summer in terms […]

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First Blackberries of the Season

July 18, 2012

Nothing Tastes Better Than Fresh Berries From the Garden After taking out the recycling tonight, Tomato and I wandered over to the blackberry patch to see if any of the berries were ripe and ready. Above is our first set from picking. Tomato is very excited for breakfast tomorrow! Recently, I did a guest post […]

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Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes

July 17, 2012

Growing Heirloom Tomatoes Just a quick pop in this morning to show off these beauties. We are starting to see a lot of these Matt’s Cherry Tomatoes, an heirloom variety, come in. The plant itself has been a very wide tomato plant as opposed to a very tall one. So, the branches are everywhere and […]

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