Gardening
Theme Gardens – Planning a Harvest of Gifts
Does the thought of planning a garden seem a bit overwhelming? Would you like to start small but aren't sure just what you should grow? Or maybe you have been growing the same tried-and-true veggies every year and are getting a little bored? If so, then this may be...
Time to Order and Plant Seeds
“All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar.” -- Helen Hayes The days are a little longer, the temperature is a little warmer, and the sun is...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – New Use For An Old Canner
In an earlier post I noted that one of my water bath canners had rusted through on the bottom, ending it's useful life processing jam and preserves. I also had a steam canner that was useless for canning (if you don't know why you should not use a steam canner sign up...
How to Grow a Peach Tree
Seventeen years ago we moved from the beautiful mountains of Western Maine to the very different world of Eastern Washington. You couldn't ask for two more opposite locales. Western Maine, predominately cold and snowy - we left on April 1st in a snow storm, still...
