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Tag Archives: dry beans
Planning for the 2015 Garden
For me, part of the fun in gardening is researching and deciding what I will grow in the upcoming year. In addition to looking at seed catalogs and online listings, I also make notes of interesting varieties that other gardeners … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cherry tomatoes, dry beans, hot peppers, paste tomatoes, pole beans, snap beans, summer squash, tomatoes, winter squash
18 Comments
Stars of the Garden in 2014
It’s time for what has become an annual review of what did well in the garden this year. I like to do a recap of some of the best performers every year, plus point out a few of the less … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged beans, blueberries, dry beans, fingerling potatoes, garlic, kale, peppers, pole beans, potatoes, sauerkraut, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
9 Comments
Monday Recap: Pulling Up, Winding Down
I think it’s safe to say the summer vegetable garden is slowly winding down. And by September, I am usually quite ready for that to happen. The bush dried beans are all done for now, so I pulled up what … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Bastille soap, beans, bread, dry beans, Monday Recap, peppers, pita, soap, tomatoes
15 Comments
Monday Recap: Marching In
It’s hard to believe it’s already March. It’s a month punctuated here by two birthdays (mine and Ace’s), plus a LOT of seed starting activities. But I also found time last week for some baking. After coming up with a … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Food, Gardening
Tagged bread, dry beans, Good Mother Stallard, kale, rolls, rye bread, seed starting, soap, sweet potatoes, winter squash
8 Comments
Vegetable List For 2014
Every year when winter arrives I like to sit down and look at garden catalogs and start planning for what I will grow in the coming garden year. I also like to look at the records and notes for the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged beans, cherry tomatoes, dry beans, hot peppers, paste tomatoes, summer squash, sweet peppers, tomatoes, winter squash
17 Comments

