We started this garden in 2010 and could not believe the harvest!!! We expanded in 2011 and now we are exhausted because the harvest was so much more. We are completely organic and feel that this is so helpful for our family. GMO foods are causing us (our family) many allergy problems and we are trying to get away from them completely. We harvest, freeze, can and dehydrate all our produce. So far we have done well and are continuing to try to have our produce last all year till the next harvest.
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| Big beet is still only 6 pounds... Grandson was not impressed.. :) :) Jul 27, 2012 | |
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wow! that is one impressive beet... pretty impressive (expressive!) scowl, too! |
| Another preying mantis... bigger! Grand-kids say "Yucky" :) :) :) Jul 25, 2012 | |
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Great shot of the mantis! And grandkids! Have fun with them, and try to spell things other than garden words! |
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Have fun....still want to play Word with Friends with you. Ask T how you can do that. |
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Wonderful pictures! |
| First Leek harvest.... hooray! Making soup tonight! :) :) Jul 25, 2012 | |
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those look fabulous! mine are still quite small... |
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Yummmmm, those leeks look lovely. Do you have a favorite soup recipe? |
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Beautiful! How were they to grow? I considered adding them to my garden this year, but they didn't make the final cut because it seemed like the mounding might get a little fussy. |
| AND THE WINNER IS -------------------------- Jul 25, 2012 | |
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| SUNFLOWERS BLOOMING Jul 25, 2012 | |
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| JUST PLAIN PRETTY Jul 25, 2012 | |
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| Late night, early morning, company coming.... Jul 24, 2012 | ||
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Poor John had to work late last night, he did not even get home till after 8pm. And then, he had to be to work by 5am this morning. That means we were up till about 10/11pm and up again by 3:45am... So, it is now 8 am and I am tired. I also noticed that I was getting a cold sore... yuck... I generally get them 1, when... ...see more |
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I hope you are feeling better after some rest. Do you have a friend or family member nearby who is experienced with a pressure cooker to help you can the first time through? It might take some ... more » |
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I just read something on cold sores yesterday, and made note of it because my good friend gets them all the time. Ice! Put ice on it when you feel it coming on. Sorry John is working such long hours! It wi... more » |
| For a moment... It was a crystal garden.............. :) Jul 24, 2012 | |
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Well, I needed to go turn off the water, but I noticed on the way back to the house that the garden looked "MAGICAL". I went and got the camera to see if I could catch it... The Dill plant was... more » |
| Squash plant failing... but trying to recover... Jul 24, 2012 | |
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Yesterday, the leaves were all down and the flowers had not bloomed. The ground felt damp under the top layer, so I am not sure why it faded so quickly. This morning, after a long evening ... more » |
| New Nasturtiums, faded Nasturtiums, and...a Hummingbird! Jul 24, 2012 | |
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I was looking at my Salad Garden, sad as I realize I have to pull alot out and re seed, but happy because there was a new bright and cheery yellow nasturtium blooming! So I sat on the edge of the por... more » |
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What a beautiful sight! |
| Not much to do with gardening..... but just sharing. :) Jul 23, 2012 | |
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This is a goofy set of pictures, but I kinda laughed as I went through them, so I posted a few. The Dragon Fly and the Honey make the most sense... :) :) :) |
| "The black kitty" (original name), wants the preying mantis! Jul 23, 2012 | |
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I know Preying Mantis are "good bugs", but when they are full grown and one jumps on to you, it can be VERY scary! I hear they can bite... but fortunately, I have not given one the chance! :) :) |
| Morning harvest included a Fed-X package.... :) :) Jul 23, 2012 | ||
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Thank you Corona tools for being a YGS sponser! I told John when this contest started that I would really like to win some little garden tools... I had sadly gone "cheap" when I bought mine last year, and most had broken while I tried to use them. :( But, now, I am very, very happy... and excited to go do some weeding!... ...see more |
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yay! congrats!! |
PrinceSnow
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Fabulous! |
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If it takes new tools to get excited about weeding, I might have to get some myself :) Enjoy! |
| WE HAVE ARE FIRST RED TOMATO YEAH! and yes you can grow a broken toma... Jul 22, 2012 | |
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Time to celebrate!!!! |
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I see you are at 800 comments. Congrats and let me make it 801! |
PrinceSnow
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Wow 800!!!! You rock. You are so faithful about answering everyones' questions and comments. |
| new cantaloupes types / some strange. some different. some very nice Jul 22, 2012 | |
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