Summer to Winter in 60 Seconds October 11, 2008
Posted by liajo in general.Tags: fall, farmers market, freeze, garden, peppers, rainy, season, summer, sunshine, vegetable, winter, zucchini
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One day we are enjoying 80 degrees and sunshine, next day its 40 degrees and rainy. I know once this cold snap is over we will back up and actually have fall. But its a shock to go from summer to winter if not in 60 seconds at least over night. I am very glad I got the zucchini out of the vegetable garden on Thursday afternoon. I worked to long on Friday to do it after work and it would have been a miserable job today. I don’t think there is any doubt it is going to freeze tonight.
I went to our local Farmers Market today. It really is a farm, up the road about three miles from our house. How cool is that. They told me that tomorrow will be their last day for the season. Just one more sign that summer really is over. My husband thinks we should go back tomorrow. They have lots of nice peppers. If you read my last post then you’ll know that my own crop of peppers was almost a complete failure. We’re thinking of stocking up on peppers from the farmers market and roasting them to enjoy later this winter.
I want a farm October 6, 2008
Posted by liajo in general.Tags: berries, chickens, farm, fruits, garden, goats, greenhouse, trees, vegetable
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OK, maybe not a real farm, but at least five to ten acres. I want enough room to have vegetable beds and greenhouses. There are so types of vegetables and fruits and berries that I would love to grow and eat. I would like fruit trees. I don’t have any place to put any now without cutting down elm trees that range in age from 100 to 35 years old.
I would really love to have chickens and goats. Our town won’t let us have either in the town limits. I would need enough space to keep them seperate from our dogs.
I guess I shouldn’t complain. I know I have a lot more room to garden than say someone living in an apartment in the inner city. I do have a greenhouse and vegetables beds, I just can’t grow everything I’d like. I can keep buying fresh eggs and milk from the local farmers. Now all I need to do is find a friend with fruit trees and trade with them.
Eye to the future October 1, 2008
Posted by liajo in general.Tags: afford, eat, economic mess, future, gardening, grow, herbs, potatoes, salad greens, strawberry, vegetable, zucchini
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No matter how successful the gardening year has been, I always start to think about “next year” as soon as the weather starts to cool down. This year is no different.
I plan on making big changes next year and really expanding the vegetable garden. Mostly this is because I love to grow and eat vegetables. But I’ll be honest with you, it is also a hedge bet against the future. I’m beginning to wonder if anyone will be able to afford to buy vegetables next year. I plan on not having to worry about it by growing my own. I’ll take out about half of the front lawn and put in beds for herbs and salad greens. I’ll be expanding the strawberry bed and building new beds in the backyard for zucchini and potatoes. I can grow and preserve enough vegetables for my family and still have enough to share with several friends that don’t garden.
It may be making things seem too simple, but this is my way of dealing with the present economic mess we seem to be in. At least I know I’ll have vegetables to eat.
Bee garden September 11, 2008
Posted by liajo in general.Tags: bee, bee's, fall, garden, sunflower, vegetable, yard
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One of the nice things about fall is that I get a chance to go outside for no purpose at all. I don’t need to water or pull weeds and it’s cool enough to just sit and enjoy the gardens. I was doing just that this afternoon when I spotted a bee in the sunflowers.
He was going to each open flower. He would land and stay there a few seconds before moving on to the next flower. I watched him for a good ten minutes as he worked in the sunflowers.
The sunflowers were a new addtion to the yard this year. I planted them just on the other side of the fence from the vegetable garden. Me and the bee’s are gald I added them.
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