If you’re not ready to run out and buy seed envelopes, make your own beautiful seed envelopes by recycling that xmas papper…Great fun on a stormy evening for the whole family. Beautiful christmas paper should not end up in the landfill. It is always exciting to see the lovely handmade envelopes that get sent to me when trading seeds. I sketched up a diagram on how you can make your own simple self-closing seed pocket. Enjoy!
So you’ve decided to fill your garden with joyful chickens…Here are a few tips on raising chickens naturally…Happy healthy chickens make for healthy eggs and less hassle. Shelter: Chickens will need adequate shelter. This will depend on your climate and predators. Chickens will need a draft-free dry coop with adequate ventilation. If your climate is cold a heat source should be available for winter. A solid concrete floor or a raised coop are ideal as this will ma...
There are many reasons to save seeds from your garden. Aside from biotechnology arguments that are making the news and the fact it can save money; the bottom line for saving seeds is because you have a plant you love and want to grow it again or share it with others. Seed catalogs offer limited seeds. Saving and sharing seeds from around the world gives you a better opportunity to find unusual varieties. Seed saving is not only simple and rewarding; it gives you something to do du...
What better time to plan for next year’s season than when you are are just wrapping up the current year’s gardens? The list of what went where this year, what worked and what didn’t, and what you loved vs what wasn’t inspiring is all fresh in your mind! For 2009 at MsDebbieP’s House: plant a second apple tree, getting better odds of a good harvest, if one tree doesn’t produce (tree already planted) move rhubarb, allowing more room by the shed (use ...
September 2, 2008 Freezer (approximate amounts) two dozen packages of sweet corn two dozen packages of asparagus two dozen packages of peas one dozen packages of green beans one dozen packages of strawberries one dozen packages of raspberries one dozen packages of red currants Jars 32 pints of chili sauce 12 individual bottles of apple juice (for lunches) 6 pints of lemon balm jelly 8 quarts of pickled beans 22 quarts and 4 pints of pickled beets 42 pints ...
Aug 31, 2008 I just did up a batch of 12 pints of chili sauce. YUMMY. This batch is a little watery because I’ll be adding it to ribs, roasts, and other dishes. This recipe is from my mom’s recipies: 12 quarts tomatoes8 medium onions4 sweet peppers2 handfuls of pickling salt1/2 tsp celery seed2c cider vinegar. Cook til almost thickAdd 8 c brown sugarcook til thickJar.
July 31, 2008 My aunt gave me these plants a few years ago and I stuck them in the ground here – I was busy at the time and didn’t have time to plan where i was going to put them. I also didn’t know what they looked like or how tall they’d grow. Perhaps this fall they will find a new home. Anyway, I think she calls them Golden Glows. The Flower The EnvironmentThe plant is located to the west of our back shed. I haven’t tackled this flowerbed this y...
Went to the greenhouse with some friends to get a tree.I couldn’t get just a tree so here are 3 more perennials for my gardens. ( lol )Gaillardia “Goblin”....”Foxy” Digitalis….Rudbeckia “Autumn Colours”
July 26, 2008 Let’s review the history of my garden regarding “carrots”. 1. last year’s crop of carrots did not come up.. not a single one! 2. this year we built a “raised bed” and planted three varieties of carrots3. the dog laid in the carrot bed and I’m sure hauled off most of the seeds in her fur4. the cat continuously used the carrot bed as its own private kitty litter box and tossed around all the dirt and seedlings leaving us with a barre...
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