Thanks to OSU Extension Service

It is very important to know the temperature at which a plant will thrive.

Thanks to OSU Extension Service

This data was provided with my Master Gardener education.   It is useful in that you come to realize that the soil temperature is the major issue when gardening.    In fact, the length of time it takes seeds to germinate is directly related to the soil temperature.  A soil thermometer is a very [...]

A couple of years ago I found this in a Burpee catalogue.  Bought it and  have already made hundreds of pots.  Given how many years this will last, the cost per pot approaches zero!

Making a newspaper pot

      Simply cut newspaper into strips, 25″ x 3 1/2″.  Starting on one end, roll the newspaper strip snugly around the wooden [...]

Getting Ready!!

These are the packets of seed that I purchased from Seeds Trust while travelling through Arizona last December.   Still too early to actually try to get any of them to germinate but I’m ready when the time is right!

Planning the Planting

I have begun procuring vegetable and flower seeds for the next growing season. While I am on several mailing lists and receive many colorful seed catalogues, the company that gets most of my seed business is Seeds Trust. They have no colorful catalog and their new website upgrade gave me fits but I still prefer [...]

Roasting the deer bones for rich stock

New resolve to add helpful content to this site regularly.  I spend much time reading about and trying new foods & cooking techniques.  Today’s post is inspired by my neighbors.  The 12 year old went deer hunting with dad and his bow.  At the end of the last day of hunting [...]

I am sitting here stuffed with the best leftovers ever!  Thanksgiving was very intimate with just me & Tom along with daughter Tara and her two children & husband. 
 
We ventured out to the garden because I thought Gianna (3 year old granddaughter) would think it was fun to pick a carrot.  I could not have [...]

2009 Garden Harvest Tally

The summer’s work tends to intensify as autumn nears.  My intention was to post about the gardening and canning frequently, but….  Each day the work takes precedent and by the time all is done, Bonnie lacks energy and clarity to do any writing, let alone ”thinking” 
 The pantry and our 20 cubic foot freezer are both completely full [...]