The tomato plants I ordered from Laurel’s Heirloom Plants in California came in on Saturday! She had them packaged really…
Tag: beans
Great weather but…
It’s beautiful outside today! It’s 70 degrees with sunshine and a light breeze — almost couldn’t be better weather. It…
Starting the straw bales
Well, it’s a week later than planned thanks to Sydney’s Zoom birthday and Caleb’s Zoom wedding, but today I started…
Sprouting Scarlet Runner Beans in a plastic bag
I planted some scarlet runner beans that I got from my friend, Susan, far too late last year. They came…
Sieva Lima Bean review
My daddy sent me a packet of Sieva Lima Beans this spring because he read that they were Thomas Jefferson’s…
Frost warning!
We are going to have frost tonight, so Sydney and I went out and pulled the last of the vegetables.…
The garden is still producing
I went out to the garden today and picked another 15 or so tomatoes. None is much larger than a…
Summer is almost over
The season has almost ended, and I’m relieved. Today it’s 90 degrees outside, so I didn’t work as long as…
The new fence
Today the farm entered the 21st century. We had the front fence, which has been made of wood for as…
Peas, please
I went to Meadow Farms and finally found sugar snap pea seeds! Lowe’s didn’t have them, nor did Target. I…
Flood damage
I’m tired of gardening!!! It’s been five months of pretty steady labor and heat, and I’m getting tired. I’m so…
And all the boards did shrink
Clearly The Fates are out to get me. It rained for hours and hours last night. The garden is still…