Rhonda at Down To Earth is hosting a Friday “On My Mind” picture post. It’s like a Wordless Wednesday but with a description explaining what the picture means to you. It’s the first day of fall! The corn is dry and the sunflowers are fading. The contrast between summer crops dying and fall crops coming [...]
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10 Sep
Around the Urban Homestead
I had mentioned before that my front yard garden hadn’t been doing well. But I was surprised by some seeds that germinated late and grew like mad during our hot weather. I now have some love likes bleeding amaranth in flower and a few okra that will follow shortly. You can tell by the [...]
22 Aug
Skillet Corn
2 ears of corn 1 Tbsp butter 1+ cups water 1/6 tsp sugar 1/6 tsp salt 1/6 tsp pepper Husk and wash corn. Using a sharp knife cut off the top of the kernels on bottom half of the corn. Turn and finish other half. Use a spoon to scrape the cob and remove remaining [...]
17 Aug
Canning Corn
My small garden is more conducive to dehydrating because it’s easy to throw small amounts in there or do several veggies at a time. But one thing I was hoping to learn to do this year is can my own corn. My corn is behaving really well though and giving me an ear every couple [...]
7 Aug
First corn
I harvested the first ear of corn today. It looks like it was still a little young, but it was super tender and sweet. I wish I could remember which variety it was. I know I planted it at the beginning of June when half of my golden bantam was mowed down by wildlife, but [...]
30 Jul
Around the Urban Homestead
Today I worked on getting the rest of my fall crops in. Added carrots and kale. Also reseeded the holes in the broccoli and cauliflower that’s been hanging around since spring. The purple podded poles are actually my best producers this year. I like them, but I’m passing the rest of my seeds on to [...]
16 Jul
Around the Urban Homestead
My little plant babies are growing up, and that’s very evident this week. I’ve got little corn tassles peeking out in the 3 sisters garden and the pinto beans are flowering. Baby veggies are starting to appear and the cucumbers are starting to vine. My raspberry patch is still tiny and struggling to get itself [...]
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