I forgot to share the funny discovery I made when clearing out the beans yesterday.  Apparently, this warm weather after a frost convinced some of the beans I was leaving to dry for seed to go ahead and plant themselves!  I found 3 seedlings, and one that had barely sprouted.  I'd been thinking about trying to grow beans inside... ...see more

I took advantage of today's gorgeous, summer-like weather to pretty much finish clearing out the remains of the summer garden.  I just have one cucumber plant in the front, then just a few summer plants in containers and it is DONE.  The only thing that will remain is the fall garden (and my tomato plants that I'm trying to... ...see more

Didn't really do anything in the garden today.  A huge chunk of the day was taken up by processing some black walnuts we gathered at my son's soccer practice yesterday.  The kids had a blast stomping them to get the husks off and my thumbs are now probably permanently dark brown, despite wearing heavy gloves.  I should be... ...see more

We opened up the potato condo today and there were hardly any potatoes in it!  I don't know if I got too late of a start, if they were damaged when I had to move it, or if it didn't get enough sun or what, but it was a complete failure.  I think I'll go back to growing potatoes in buckets next year, since I had a lot better... ...see more

When I pulled the tarps off my plants this morning, I noticed it was shaping up to be a gorgeous day.  Rather than spending the day on indoor tasks like I'd planned, I decided to start some serious work on cleaning out the garden.  I ended up taking care of the entire front yard, plus everything else except the "St. Patty's... ...see more