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Garden

Isaiah 61:11   For as the earth brings forth its bud, As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

January 22, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
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Feed The Bees

Gardens need pollinators. I plant herbs to attract bees and butterflies. They love the nectar and come to feast.  The result of this is that my garden is pollinated and I have a good harvest. Some of the herbs I have planted are Hyssop, Basil, Bee balm, Chives, Cone flower, Dill, Lavender, Hollyhock, Mint, Parsley, […]

January 21, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
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Country Wisdom From Sarah

All my heirloom garden seeds have been ordered from the catalogs. In spite of saving my own tomato seeds, I ordered some new varieties. This will give us plenty of tomatoes. A bit of country wisdom that applies to a lot more than tomatoes goes as follows. “When life gives you tomatoes, make Ketchup!

January 20, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
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Dealing With It

The back porch thermometer reads 20 degrees below zero. It is cold.  There is bread baking in the oven and soup cooking in the big kettle. I will be calling in all my garden seed orders and answering e mails. The class I am enrolled in has homework. No more excuses, I will study. The […]

January 19, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations, Garden, Great Pyrs, Herds and Flocks, Kitchen

FREE is Good

The first order for Garden supplies has been called in. It went to “Gardens Alive”.  Check it out on the web Gardens Alive.com. They have a variety of great products, including organic sprays that keep the bad bugs away. My favorite is Pyola. It keeps the squash bugs out of my garden.  It also works […]

January 17, 2012 · Sarah · 2 Comments
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Seeds, Seeds, Beautiful Seeds

There are seeds in the pantry, seeds on the kitchen table, seeds on all the counters, and seeds on my computer desk. The sorting has begun. I store all my heirloom seeds in  watch maker cases. They are kept protected season to season. The first step in garden 2012 is to sort the seeds. This […]

January 16, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
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ROSEMARY

The whole house smells like Rosemary. I have been trimming the new growth ends off of all the Rosemary plants.  There are three big “Mother” Rosemary plants and six pots of babies. The babies were started from cuttings off of the “Mother” plants last summer.  They all will go out to the herb garden in […]

January 12, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Garden, Kitchen

Visiting

This morning, I went visiting. With my basket full of treats ( dog biscuits and raw eggs for the Pyrs), I actually made it out to the barn. It is no fun having the “crud” and I have missed all my animal friends.  Sunday’s puppies have grown and grown and grown. That is what Great […]

January 7, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Garden, Great Pyrs, Herds and Flocks

Christmas gifts

Baker Creek Heirloom seeds make GREAT  Christmas gifts. My suggestion is to give a gift that keeps on giving!

December 18, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
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Chinese Health TIp

Did you know that 3,000 year old Chinese scrolls mention using white cabbage as a cure for baldness in men?  I will be planting Copenhagen cabbage this spring. Wondering if I should market it as a cure for baldness? Just a thought!

December 10, 2011 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations, Garden