Monthly Archives: September 2009

Squirreling Away

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 … Continue reading

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Filed under Compost, Fall, Garden Planning, Vegetables

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, … Continue reading

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Filed under Flowers, Summer