I feel like a squirrel this month. On Saturday I canned six jars of plum jam with plums from my neighbors yard. I set them on the shelf next to the elderberry, blueberry, rhubarb, strawberry and raspberry. On the shelf beneath there is an assortment of pickled things- cucumbers, beans, peppers, cauliflower, and carrots. My Read more »
Archive for September, 2009
Perfect Zinnias
My husband and I have the understanding that the vegetable garden comes first, flowers second. We are trying to grow the majority of our food. With a busy family life this order has to be. The first shovel of compost, manure and mulch straw gets dumped in the vegetable beds, as well as our time. Read more »
