Thursday, August 16, 2012

Can’t forget the flowers!

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Monday, August 13, 2012

Tomato update

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The front of the raised bed! The rear of the raised bed! Waiting to see what this is! Yum… little tomatoes slightly bigger than cherry...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Raspberries–gotta get them planted!!

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This looks like a good idea!! Raised beds eliminate root rot Raspberry plants hate wet feet, and they are gross feeders. We addressed th...

Holy tomatoes! …look at all these colors!

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Striped and Bi-Colored Tomatoes Big Rainbow - These 2 pound tomatoes have green shoulders, a yellow midsection, and neon red streaks runni...

Another mystery weed…

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popping up in the training area…
Monday, August 6, 2012

Note to self…

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Do not plant in pots!  They dry out WAY too fast! Follow up note to self...   Planting in pots is ok if you have a pot that doesn't dr...

Dehydrating!

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  Leftover chili, carrot tops ( a good substitute for parsley flakes) and green peppers (25 dehydrated to make what is in that jar!)
Friday, August 3, 2012

Clearly growing!!

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The mystery plant growing in the seldom used driveway south of the house!

Now that’s a garden!!

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My neighbor and my go-to person…  I guess you would say “mentor” with this whole gardening thing!                  

A quick trip to the garden!

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Get the juicer and dehydrator going!! 
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Peach leaves… edible!

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Peach Leaves Who knew that peach leaves could be edible? Well maybe not edible, but useful in flavoring what you are about to eat. Someone, ...

A baby OAK tree!

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  Must have been planted by a squirrel!  It’s right in the middle of the path where we walk!
Friday, July 27, 2012

Blueberry Plants Productive When Beds Get A Raise

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Right down my alley….  I think the blueberry bushes are going to get a raise! The practice of growing fruits and vegetables on raised beds ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

I know how to make it rain!

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….water plants really good and hang clothes out to dry!!!   If that’s what it takes – I’m THERE!

Ta DA!!

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Back to Waupaca today to a class to make Jam… and it was BLUEBERRY jam!  I brought the carrots and tomato jars from yesterday home along wit...

Pears… getting big!

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The tree hasn’t died after falling over!!    Wonder why my fingers look pink..  they weren’t!

Oh no…

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What’s wrong with the tomatoes?  Pretty on top – ugly on bottom??

See…

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Green Bay 1.79 inches of rain Fond du lac 2.94 inches of rain Appleton 0.04 inches of rain
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Learning to can…

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Here I am in Waupaca at the UW extension at the courthouse learning how to can… it was hands on…  very cool!   Carrots and tomato sauce! …...

morning and evening… misses again..

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Look what else I found…

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….in the back yard…  wonder what it is??

Even more weeds…

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are dying….

Still going strong…

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… with no water or care…  go figure…

Is it heading our way???

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NNNOOOOO…… out to water AGAIN…
Monday, July 23, 2012

Now these look pretty!

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100 degrees today…

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…well 97 but heat index over 100…  I’m glad I got up and watered my plants at 6am…  where DO we live…  certainly NOT in WI!
Sunday, July 22, 2012

This help I don’t need…

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So I turned the water on so the soaker hose would start watering the tomatoes and then I left for a bit to check on my neighbors puppies.  W...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

Rain…

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ok…  this is the 3rd day this week that rain was heading toward us and it either never got here or sent south of us….   Out to water again… ...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Look what popped up ….

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…in the driveway to the side yard….  must have been from the pumpkins and squash I threw on the hill above it because that was the only plac...