I moved recently. Said goodbye to the food forest I had for almost twenty years and went somewhere smaller that I didn't have to worry about the upkeep of a 1/4 acre. I now have a beautiful shaded patio, and I do something I never did with my large garden: sit and enjoy it. I … Continue reading Plants For A Bright Shade Patio
If you aren't making yogurt today, you aren't eating enough yogurt! It's time for me to start another batch. I hope you keep up with me and start your probiotic journey in earnest! I have never felt better health wise, and I have had a lot of health issues. Probiotics are pretty magical. I've lost … Continue reading It’s Yogurt Making Time!
Are you living your best probiotic life? If you do a little prep work, probiotics can be an easy delicious addition to every meal. My breakfast of crushed strawberries (I crush them in a bowl with sugar and the top of a glass. This actually crushes the strawberry in chunks and it juices it at … Continue reading Today’s Probiotics
All you need is at the dollar store. Starting this out: would I do this again? Well, no. But I'm going to give you directions because this is cheap and if you have some time this is totally achievable. This is done with things you can pick up at your local dollar store. Thick 36 … Continue reading Homemade Tomato Cage From The Dollar Store
I have had some fun blog achievements in the past couple of months! I wasn't expecting this one. Although I knew I had been viewed in a lot of countries over the years. This was a pretty cool accomplishment. It's my thirteenth year on WordPress. Last year I didn't miss a single day of blogging. … Continue reading My TARDIS Has Arrived
Ginger, two Granny Smith apples and a pear. Tamper link So have you ever really thought about the world of probiotics? Homegrown, like grandma (or great-grandma) whipped up every fall when the cabbages came in? Salt, cabbage and pounding the heck out of the cabbage with a tamper. I make a lot of probiotic ferments. … Continue reading What Can I Put In Sauerkraut?
Soil has been added to my vegetable beds. The bananas have been fertilized. Bird baths have been scrubbed. I added water crystals to the beds this year because the bags of composted manure have a ton of sand in them and water runs right out of the beds, without something to absorb it. Pvc marking … Continue reading Finishing The Vegetable Beds
Here's a spring journey you can experience now. I don't freeze until about Thanksgiving so I still have a little while until I shut down my garden: "Soooo, what have you been up to, you crazy little gardener?" Well. Actually, I've been very, very busy. Busy, busy, busy. Mainly, because I don't know how not … Continue reading Hugelkulter High Density Fruit Tree Bed (Or Heather’s Humor Odyssey)
It's hard to catch a still pond right now because there's birds on it. Every time I notice the ponds are completely still, I start walking towards them and I spook the geese and I get ripples. This is the upper pond. There's a Canadian geese couple up here and some malard ducks. It's still … Continue reading Reflections
If you are a Doctor Who fan. I found some psychotic potato dwarf scat. I heard they can actually grow from it. Sorry. Inside joke.
Sun kissed waves. Closest thing to Water Sprites or Fairies. Sparkling and beautiful. I tell you what. Colorado is a healing place.
Bwahaha! That's the first thing I thought of when I saw all of the hens scooting around with the shields on to keep the roosters off their backs. OK. Maybe only I see weird concepts like that. But I thought it was hilarious.
There's an old cowboy saying: "You only get one good horse, one good dog and one good woman in your life. Don't f' it up." Still waiting for my one good man. I've already checked the other boxes. Maybe it would be easier to understand these days to say an exceptional dog, and an exceptional … Continue reading One Good Horse…
I'm in San Antonio. I grow Asian persimmons and have done so for about twelve years. The first tree was a dud (that's what the picture above is.) It was an astringent persimmon, a Saijo. It was fantastically sweet, but had the texture of a water balloon filled with snot. Varying degrees of ripeness from … Continue reading Non Astringent, Asian Persimmon In South Texas
At it again. My dough ball has never looked better. I have fun with this, and nothing tastes better than fresh bread! I have recently been following this lovely lady's instructions: https://youtu.be/Br9ezqYPyic?si=YgA9pLhA-NV1gqCI I'm definitely not this soft spoken, but I do enjoy her dough folding and shaping instructions. Meet you out in the garden with … Continue reading Sourdough Sighting
I love using milk jugs! My kids drink a lot of milk and we always have empty gallon milk containers. These are always useful in my garden! I use them to harden off transplants and in this blog entry: to keep tender plants (like tomatoes) outside, where they're warm and have plenty of light, while … Continue reading Quick Mini Greenhouses From Milk Jugs
Winter is a wonderful time to read up on gardening literature. When your garden is fast asleep, it is the perfect time to make preparations for next year. Whether you are new to gardening or an old hand: this is the yearly time for reflection. What has worked for you? What have you struggled with? … Continue reading Winter: Garden Planning
If you are in a position to look at a device to help you make tomato paste or sauce, seed different fruits and remove skins, do I have some advice for you! I have made paste from tomatoes before. I used to own a Foley food mill and used it regularly. (Like: an original Foley … Continue reading Tomato Paste
These cute glass mushrooms with solar lights built in are so easy and so cheap! Since I haven't had a craft on here in a while, I feel like I'm overdue. I'm super excited to share this idea with you! We're coming up on a year since my husband was able to come home and … Continue reading DIY Red And White Mushroom Solar Light
While we were in Colorado there was a trend to rip out anything that was growing and replace it with a gravel landscape. Every time I saw someone ripping out their grass to do this: I wanted to throttle them. Here is why: rock is not low maintenance. I understand those who don't garden are … Continue reading Please Don’t Rock Your Yard!
Crazy Green Thumbs 