Mister recently harvested some Bartlet pears from one of our pear trees, filling a five gallon bucket. See below. Below, here are the remaining pears on the tree. I can't even tell where Mister pulled pears off of the tree limbs. This baby is FULL of pears! I think we'll be canning . . .
Our fruit trees & garden runneth over
In the last couple of weeks, our garden has exploded and soon, our fruit an almond trees will follow suit. One reason for the veggie explosion besides the sudden rise in our summer temperatures, is that Mister bought a lightweight black tarp material that's for gardens and nurseries (the tree kind, . . .
Comfort food when it’s over 100 degrees outside? I’m thinking not.
So, last week I bought a great looking pot roast that would feed Mister and the Littles for at least two nights. I'm a twofer kinda gal. Anyhoo, the plan was to put this bad chicken (still a roast, just a cool hunk of meat) in the crockpot with some peppers and seasoning earlier this afternoon to be . . .
For the love of Moses! Leave!
In the past, I've posted about the invasion of gophers and whistle pigs on our property. The gophers are much more destructive in our garden and our landscaping than the whistle pigs. Every year, I'm as optimistic as a little kid at Christmas when it comes to landscaping yet again, thinking, "At the . . .
Compost Arrival
It's that time of year already; compost delivery for the garden. We already add egg shells and coffee grounds but we need the good stuff since our soil is pretty clay-like. To add to the semi-poor quality of our soil, we have to battle gopher and whistle pigs. We've lost four fruit trees to these . . .
Seedling Update… and Tomato Time!
I wanted to post a quick update so you could see how my seedlings are doing. As you can see in the photos below, most seedlings have sprouted and are looking great! Seedling update... The cauliflower sprouted first. I was so excited to see these little seedlings start making there way out of the . . .
As big as a chicken!
As I was driving down our lane and past our house to pick up Little Red at school (cooties have hit her), I happened to look up and noticed a hawk as big as a frickin' chicken hanging out in a tree in our backyard! The pictures don't do this bird justice. Anyway, this wasn't the same hawk that has . . .
Tiny House Guests
Welcome little seeds. We are so very happy to see you! We have some new house guests. They are small, but mighty... and they're taking over our kitchen. Step 1: Ordering, Determining Planting Times, and Planning The first step to having these tiny houseguests is PLANNING. It is SO important to . . .
Indoor park? Yep!
In a previous post, I mentioned how in this valley, we tend to have inversions in the winter months. This year we've had maybe only three or four days of this weather, so we've been lucky. The norm however, is around two weeks or more, sometimes a month, of blah sky and no sun with much cooler . . .
Spring Fever | Garden Seeds Arrived!
I came home yesterday from a holiday getaway to find my garden seed order waiting on the porch! The temp was -6 with a 'feels like' temp of a frigid -26 degrees... but that didn't stop the excitement of spring that is deep in my soul. I ordered seeds this year from Seeds Now! They are a company . . .