We are a young family attempting to grow our food. It hasn't been easy, but has been rewarding to say the least. Last year was our first successful garden and this year we are expanding. We decided to move to a new house with more land. We are leaving behind our raised beds and fruit orchard, but in exchange will have much more space to experiment with. I am tinkering with square foot gardening this year, along with growing melons and pumpkins for the first time. I try to keep my garden varied and diverse, with mixed amounts of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. I prefer growing heirlooms with beautiful stories,...
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| We picked the garden over yesterday....NOT BAD! Very exciting! Jul 09, 2012 | |
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| Our giant zucchini was hidden under the plants stems. Jul 07, 2012 | |
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| I could use your help with these... Jul 07, 2012 | |
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| Tomatoes and cucumbers! Check out our new climbing system for cukes. Jul 07, 2012 | |
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| Neat! Jul 07, 2012 | |
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| Beans and peppers Jul 07, 2012 | |
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| linzelu100's Buzz Jul 06, 2012 | |
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How do I know when the corn is ready to be picked?
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The silks will dry up and turn dark |
| Big storms, no power or water for a week. Jul 06, 2012 | |
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Well, it is finally over. We had a huge storm here,it knocked the power out for a week around here. We didn't have any water either. We stayed at my mom's because at least she had a pool to cool off in- Ava loved being at Grans house. Although when we came back home, she did run around hugging all her "babies" saying ahhhh! Home... ...see more |
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sorry to hear your garden didn't fare well, (trial and error your learning as you go) |
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Linz thier has to be natural ways for these pests |
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sometime back you planted parisseinne carrots how are they doing |
| My first homegrown tomatoes Jul 06, 2012 | |
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Very exciting our first homegrown tomatoes. Even though they are only the cherry variety, they were way better than the cherry variety at the grocery store. Black cherry was a really good bright flavor, ve... more » |
| I'm going Vegan...for good. Jun 29, 2012 | |
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Meat lately has been making me feel strange, and the texture and smell has been bothering me. I am grossed out by it lately. I took out some vegan cookbooks from the library because I wanted meatless ideas for cooking and I read The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone. I recommend you read it. I am not eating meat anymore. We are... ...see more |
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Well, Poppy got me to read a book called loose the wheat, loose the weight, by William Davis MD and now I am finding it difficult to find anything to eat...lol I cut meat down to a bare minimsl - hubbie an... more » |
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It's interesting - Gram and I went to Stella's tarm to get their infamous white corn and to my surprize it was not that great. It's scary what they are doing to our food supply - ps.. maybe you shouldn't read the wheat book. |
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You are better off eating more of vegetables than anything, but you have to get protein - I eventually want to go 100% vegan - it's really overall better for the family. They think I am a kook since I finished the wheat book |
| Here is what is fruiting here! Check out the weird bugs on the cukes. Jun 28, 2012 | |
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Everything looks so good! You've done a really good job. |
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I like the way you laid it out to get started. It was smart not to over do it until you get your feet wet. My daughter moved back here from Dallas a few years ago and rented a mobile home down the road fro... more » |
| A natural way for hair growth Jun 21, 2012 | |
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Some of you know I dabble in natural beauty tricks. Sometimes they work sometimes they don't. I've been trying to grow my eyelashes naturally without Latisse or anything dangerous like that. (Have you seen the warning lable on that stuff? Blindness! Eyes turning color from blue to brown!) I didn't think it was possible to grow... ...see more |
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sweet tip!!! hahahah I did a little research on Latisse awhile back, and it was originally developed for glaucoma (so patients were putting directly in their eyes) and the dr's noticed they had these big t... more » |
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This is a great idea! I , too looked into the prescription. I have long top lashes...but the tips are very light...so you can't see without mascara...which I hate wearing. My bottom lashes are just about n... more » |
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sounds like the old days my mother used castor oil on so many things, we were given a teaspoon for constipation |
| linzelu100's Buzz Jun 21, 2012 | |
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Ummm...this may sound stupid but...
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How do I get the zucchini off the plant? DO I leave the blossom attached, because some of them have fallen off early. DOes that stop the growing? This may sound silly to not know this, but usually ge... more » |
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The flower should drop off. If you leave them on they have a bad habit of growing jumbo sized overnight. I usually take a small paring knife and cut the stem instead of just snapping them off. If you snap ... more » |
| Some more photos of my garden. Jun 20, 2012 | |
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| Peppers, Beans and Corn Oh My! Jun 20, 2012 | |
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