Category: Garden

All things garden

  • The End Of One Season And The Beginning Of A New One

    The End Of One Season And The Beginning Of A New One

    Do you experience major weather changes in seasons? I love the seasons in the Midwest: we get a little bit of everything. It has officially been fall for a month but the weather has not felt like fall until this past week. Finally, cooler temperatures have arrived allowing us to break out the sweaters and… Read more

  • Coming in HOT with New Jalapeños

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    The plants are loaded jalapeños, and I can’t wait to make jalapeño poppers, strawberry jalapeño jam, and cowboy candy. It all happens at once, doesn’t it? The plants are very ready all of a sudden and need attention now. Our garden and those that have been generous enough to share with us just exploded with… Read more

  • Crunchy Carrots Small but Great for Savory Soups

    Crunchy Carrots Small but Great for Savory Soups

    Hopefull Start Carrots have always been a challenge for us. We’ve tried growing them at both houses and have had little success having a healthy crop. We ended up with about 20-30 carrots total after planting a whole row of them. It should have been more like 60-80. We’ve tried different things such as adding… Read more