I pulled up our tomatoes around the middle of August after picking TONS of green ones that were still on the vines to ripen on the counter. I probably picked 40 or 50 lbs and some have gone bad, but most of them are ripening just fine. I did that to get ready for fallContinue reading “Fall Garden Update–Vegetables”
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Fall Garden Update–Shitake Edition
So in the EARLY spring of 2023, my husband cut down a sweet gum tree and bucked it into six logs that were about 4′ long or so. He drilled a bunch of holes in each log and we innoculated them with shitake spores–they are pegs that you pound into the hole, and the coverContinue reading “Fall Garden Update–Shitake Edition”
Lunaria Wreath–Use What You Have Decor
If you have been following along, you saw my post about the lunaria volunteers that I have growing at the edge of our yard and around the compost pile. We really have a LOT of it, so I decided to make a wreath out of them which will mimic the eucalyptus wreaths you see everywhere.Continue reading “Lunaria Wreath–Use What You Have Decor”
Strawberry patch and Herb Garden
We did a major thinning of the strawberries this spring and they are starting to produce some nice sized berries if we can get to them before the birds do. You can see where our gutter overflows ALL THE TIME. We have a new downspout coming and we’re going to have to route it alongContinue reading “Strawberry patch and Herb Garden”
Just when I thought I was finished…
I sprayed the outline for adding more river rock around our forsythia, but hadn’t considered that the wild bermuda hadn’t really started growing when we put the rock down…so…it’s popping up everywhere. I will have to stay after this all summer to ensure that I get rid of it completely. In other news, I prunedContinue reading “Just when I thought I was finished…”
Raised bed Gardening
I have already harvested arugula and radishes from our stock tank raised beds, but had to pull all of them up because they were bolting. I am behind on posting, so here’s where we are: Last year our raised beds were a LOT more successful because my husband added the little irrigation system that youContinue reading “Raised bed Gardening”
Accidental Perennial Bed
I must have thrown some lunaria stalks into the compost pile, because there are a BUNCH of lunaria (money plant) back there doing just great. We had these at our old house and they seemed to love growing in the woods, so it’s not surprising that they’re doing so well. This is such a greatContinue reading “Accidental Perennial Bed”
The Cutting Garden
I haven’t posted much about the gardens this year, so you have already missed peony season, but we’re getting ready for tons of blooms coming up. I need to put up some more plant supports for some of my late starting dahlias that are just now starting to come up. This bed is generally notContinue reading “The Cutting Garden”
Reaping what we sowed….
And happy about it! Last fall, I posted about planting blueberry bushes and rhubarb plants on the east and west sides of our garden shed. We have had a relatively mild and really rainy spring, so they have really done well. The blueberry bushes are really loaded for such young plants. I’m excited to haveContinue reading “Reaping what we sowed….”
The vegetable garden
As you might remember, we made the vegetable garden on the south side of the house bigger last year so that I could grow more tomatoes. I grew a ton of roma tomatoes, but still didn’t get enough at one time to do all my canning. So this year, I am growing primarily Cherokee PurpleContinue reading “The vegetable garden”
Cathy At Home on the River 