Friday, September 14, 2012

Green tomatoes

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Yesterday I counted about 200 green tomatoes on the plants…  hhmmm… fried green tomatoes green tomato salsa green tomato BREAD??? Green ...

Dandelion

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  Overview: While many people think of the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as a pesky weed, herbalists consider it a valuable herb that ...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Medicinal Uses of Common Dandelion

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  Gardens Ablaze gives a very nice summary of the many health benefits of the common dandelion: The humble little Dandelion has remarkabl...
Saturday, September 8, 2012

bowling bowl art… who knew!!!

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….Now I know what I can do with that bowling ball that’s been floating around in my yard all summer!!               
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Dehydrate …. why?

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Here are some things you can use dehydrated fruit for. Breads such as banana bread, banana fig bread, pumpkin bread, pineapple and breakfas...

Salsa!

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Well I should have taken a picture it was so pretty! Tomatoes: red, yellow, darker red (so good) Cherry tomatoes: red, yellow Tomatillos: p...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Rain all around…

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and Larsen has a 22% chance of precipitation ….  go figure…  this is why my soil is sandy I guess….

A day of ups and downs….

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….for the tomato plants, that is!!  9:20 in the morning – not so bad…  will water later… 4:00 in the afternoon!!  What happened?!?!  OM...
Monday, September 3, 2012

How to Propagate Daylilies

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  From Gardner Scott  http://gardenerscott.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-propagate-daylilies.html   Daylilies are a rugged perennial that...
Friday, August 31, 2012

What I learned….

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Went to a series of classes 1.5 hours long over the last 2 months at the Waupaca County Extension office and really… I had a great time and ...
Monday, August 27, 2012

Idea: stack for strawberry tower!

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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Strawberries I think….

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…. should go in here..  no…  maybe raspberries…  hhmmm…  well before anything is planted there has to be dirt!
Friday, August 24, 2012

The future is now…

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Doesn’t look like much now but I see strawberries, raspberries and blueberry bushes along this fence and some wildflowers surrounding the co...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

You see junk…

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…  I see trellises….  $2 each for the ones that look like a deck railing and $1.50 each for the vertical ones!  ….and since I already had t...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Concrete blocks!!

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OMG!  I bought 54 concrete blocks at ReStore in Appleton today for $.25 each….  that’s twenty-five cents each!!  Can you say “RAISED BEDS”!...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Pear answers!!

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A ripe pear is a sweet pear. A little known fact about the pear is that it is one of the few fruits that does not ripen on the tree.  The pe...

Now what?

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….and there are more to pick!

Tomatoes!

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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!