Is finally, thankfully here.  The sun is up, the sky is clear, but as I stick my nose out the door to check the air, it breaks the magical Spring spell that make up my thoughts.

It is %$#&@ COLD!

The lengthy, cold winter just doesn’t seem to want to go away, regardless of the date on the calendar.  The weather forecast is for another storm tonight, bringing rain, freezing rain and snow as the temperatures drop overnight.  I really didn’t need to hear that this morning.

As I sit with my tea looking out the front window, I surveyed … Read more...

Ok…maybe it isn’t ACTUALLY Spring….

But my grapefruit tree thinks it is.  It is FULL of flowers and smells so lovely.  Think orange blossoms, it has the same beautiful scent.

Which has got me to thinking….

IT IS ALMOST TIME FOR PLANTING MY VEGETABLE SEEDS!!!

Can you tell I am excited?

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Unless you have Vampires pestering you nightly, now is the optimum time to plant your garlic for harvesting next summer.  There is a relatively short window of opportunity to get the job done.  Usually Mid-September to Mid-October is when to plant the cloves in the ground, thus giving them the opportunity to set roots before winter comes.

Garlic is a perennial (hence the bulb type root), but we treat it as an annual by planting it in the Fall to be harvested the following summer.  It is also very easy to grow and is one of the garden staples that … Read more...

This year I expanded my garden repertoire not only in produce, but in size and location.  Hubby built a raised garden bed last Fall up at the Homestead and this year was it’s first year in use…to a resounding success.  Along with the main garden bed at home, I had some pretty good bounty….and some downright failures.

We’ll start with the failures…

Peas

I had such hopes for these tasty little green balls, but the local rabbit population thought otherwise.  Twice they grew to about 2″ in height, then they were promptly mowed down to the roots.  After their 2nd … Read more...