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Harvest Monday April 7, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. The big story here last week was the historic flooding rains we got. Over a four day period, I dumped 8.66 inches/22cm out of our … Continue reading
Harvest Monday March 24, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. This will be a short report for me this week, as I am still recovering from my recent surgery and doing a lot of resting. … Continue reading
Harvest Monday February 24, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. I’m starting to sound like a broken record here, but we got more snow and arctic cold weather last week. Thankfully the temperatures are forecast … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged blackeyes, bread, collards, farro, lettuce, snow, soup, sourdough bread, sweet potatoes, weather
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November Update
Today I thought I’d share a few of the things that are going on here this November. I’ve brought in a few harvests lately, most notably from our persimmon tree. I’ve picked all but a couple of fruits at the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged collards, kale, koa wood, persimmons, soup, sourdough bread, woodworking
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Harvest Monday May 1, 2023
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It was a light harvest week here, with the usual suspects coming in from the garden and greenhouse. The Navara oakleaf lettuce has colored up nicely … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged arugula, asparagus, bluebirds, iris, kale, lettuce, soup, woodpeckers
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