We’ve been getting lots of rain and thunderstorms this week, so I haven’t had much time to play in the garden. I did sneak out during a drizzle to take this picture of the rocky top lettuce mix, which is about ready for me to start picking for baby greens. I also caught a glimpse [...]
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29 Apr
Around the Urban Homestead
We’ve been in the 50′s this week with a low of 33, so it’s still pretty cool out. I’m still not sure at this point if I’ll be able to plant out in the next week or two on my normal schedule. But the hardy plants that are out there already are doing well. And [...]
12 Apr
Picture update
I’ve been really bad about updating the blog the last few weeks. So here are some pictures I’ve snapped during that time to catch you up Asparagus I’ve had it with about 6 meals now. Cleaned up my poor neglected strawberry garden Turned over the existing beds and got one planted with cool weather [...]
24 Jan
Canning Homegrown Beans
My winter canning is winding down. But I wanted to get in one more batch of beans. These are the last of my home grown dry beans. The only one you can pick out in the picture is the dark Cherokee Trail of Tears. The rest were Mayflower Pole, Purple Podded Pole, and Old Homestead. [...]
16 Jan
Winter Canning Projects
Now that I’m looking for things to can, I’m finding there’s a lot more available to can in winter than I’d expected. There are a lot of items like the dry beans and baby carrots I already talked about, that don’t really change price depending on the season. I’ve also found some sale produce like [...]
8 Jan
Canning Dry Beans
I still had the canning bug, so I woke up early this morning and got started on some dry beans. Beans are a cheap thing to practice on for new canners (pintos were actually the first thing I canned). They are also a great time saver because you can get a lot cooked and stored [...]
7 Jan
Canning Baby Carrots
I found a good idea for a winter canning project and got a batch done today. They are just cheap baby carrots from Aldis. No preparation needed. Just drop them raw in the hot jar, cover with boiling water leaving 1 inch headspace, and add 1/2 tsp (1 tsp for quarts) canning salt if desired. [...]
19 Dec
Cabbage with White Sauce
This rich side dish from The Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Fresh Cookbook is how I decided to use up the last of the cabbage from the garden. It turned out very well. When I got up from the table to refill my water I came back to find the kitten slurping down a strand of [...]
7 Nov
Roasted Potatoes and Asparagus
This is the first recipe I’ve tried from one of the facebook social apps, Foodily. The original source is the blog Cinnamon Girl Recipes. It’s a combination I wouldn’t have thought of, but they went really well together. 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces 1-2 pounds of potatoes, chopped 3 cloves [...]
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