The beginning of the garden
I had a guy till up a bigger area cos our garden is growing. It doesn’t have anywhere to go more than this, so we will make good use of […]
Tag Archives: cucumbers
Freezer pickles, yea, really
My husband’s old grandmother, the lady who taught me the small amount I know about canning, used to make a thing called freezer pickles. They weren’t canned, not even cooked, […]
Maybe I need a bigger pickin’ basket
It was a bounty this morning. It was a little dicey picking the little sugar baby tomatoes which are right next to the black eyed peas, with the yellow jackets […]
We get by with a little help from our friends
My tomatoes have normally grown to 7′. This year we’re successfully growing cucumbers: so successfully that they have also reached 7′. And some have come around the corner of […]
How to spend a hot summer day
She knows to stay downstairs, cos the upstairs is much warmer in a long skinny house that has the long side facing east. We have a heat advisory today, […]
Enough to share
I always like to plant extra, for several reasons. For one thing, something might not grow, and then you wouldn’t have enough. And if you’re planting seeds, seeds really […]
The blessings of the earth in our garden
We’ve been eating cucumbers, and we all like them here and have agreed that none from any store will ever taste this good. A couple things that Eliza got […]
Oh Christmas tree, oh………no, wait
It’s not Christmas in July, it’s cucumbers gone crazy; a cucumber tree! I had to rig up a bamboo tee pee to help hold up a tomato cage full […]
The garden is benefiting from lots of rain
It rained an enormous amount over the last several weeks and things are benefiting from it. I discovered 2 nice sized cucumbers when I was just out poking around, thinking […]
Let the journey begin
It’s a longs ways to UP when you’re a seedling. But we’re King of the Garden Lima beans and we have a long ways up to go, so here we […]
Sarasin's thoughts....... 