Archive for the ‘Garden’ Category

Garlic

I was checking around in the main garden and was happy to see the little garlic shoots coming up. We planted over 1000 plants and it looks like we have almost 100% germination on the cloves.  When it matures, we will sell a lot of it for seed garlic. ( August) Last year, I had […]

March 23, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Garden

Spring

At our house, you can tell it is Spring when the Great Pyrenees start to shed. The yard is full of white fur.The baby bunnies are hopping around the hutch. The chives are coming up. The mud is wet and thick. The winter coats are put away. The mud boots are lined up on the […]

March 21, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations, Garden, Great Pyrs, Herds and Flocks

Pussy Willows

Years ago, I planted two tiny Pussy Willow bushes. They couldn’t have been over 12 inches tall. This morning, I filled two vases with beautiful, fuzzy Pussy Willows. The small bushes have grown and grown, some more. They have to be at least 15 feet tall. There is a scripture that says” despise not small […]

March 20, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
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Food Shelf and Green House

Today is a good day. This morning, I volunteered at the local Food Shelf.  I got to give a Bible to a little boy who did not have one. This afternoon, I will work in my green house. I will mist all the baby plants.   Does it get any better than that?  

March 16, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations, Garden

Moving

The plants from under the the  grow lights in the basement are moving out to the little green house.  It is a process that will take several weeks to complete. The first wave went out yesterday. Perennial herbs were the first to go.  The Garlic Chives, Thyme, Oregano, Sage, Lemon Balm, and St. John’s Wort […]

March 15, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Garden

First Harvest

My  kitchen smells sooooo good. I am cooking spaghetti sauce for dinner. It will be draped over Amish noodles and served with Pesto. The idea came from the herbs growing in the basement under grow lights. There are tiny leaves on my basil and oregano plants. I will pinch off the tops and mix then […]

March 13, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Garden

More Seeds

I am planting more seeds.  Butternut squash, Sugar Dumpling squash, and Zucchini squash will go into the potting soil and placed under the grow lights. By planting set outs, I harvest early and skip the bugs.  Usually, we have harvested our squash by the time the bad squash bugs arrive.  The same principle works for […]

March 10, 2012 · Sarah · One Comment
Posted in: Garden

Green Things

The green things (lettuce, chard, kale) are doing well under the grow lights in the basement. They are almost tall enough to begin to pick for fresh salads. I switch their position under the lights and mist them each day. The organic greens at the store are really pricey.  My little “salad patch” in the […]

March 2, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Garden

Heirloom Seeds

I plant heirloom seeds. In 2006, I saved Brandywine tomato seeds.  It is 2012, and my Brandywine seeds are coming up under the grow lights in the basement.  I save the best seed from the strongest plants. It pays off. All the vegetables planted at Milk and Honey farm are planted from Heirloom seeds. The […]

February 22, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
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Observation

Kids that grow broccoli, EAT Broccoli.  I believe that if more parents would grow vegetables, more kids would eat vegetables.  Children like to play in mud. Gardens are mud. With a small amount of training, children can learn the happy delight of eating what they grow.  This makes sense to me.  

February 21, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Garden