tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64435905601810950072024-03-12T20:42:50.594-07:00Jen & the Bean stalkLiving and Gardening in North Idaho Zone 5b,Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.comBlogger401125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-785251396921617192020-06-04T21:39:00.004-07:002020-06-04T21:41:52.056-07:00What's blooming in the wild...June series #5<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 22px;">Trying to find a better way to document and identify what's blooming on our property and when. You will find us documenting whats happening on and around the beanstalk and that includes wild blossoms.</span><div><font color="#666666" face="times new roman, times, freeserif, serif"><span style="font-size: 22px;"><br /></span></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pSYDGXm4KHA/Xtm8EpaUsZI/AAAAAAAAKOI/AAz5Q9AjP4sPpXe4w0zeekNs_sOhnXx7wCK4BGAsYHg/s3721/Planting%2Bcorn-10.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="3721" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pSYDGXm4KHA/Xtm8EpaUsZI/AAAAAAAAKOI/AAz5Q9AjP4sPpXe4w0zeekNs_sOhnXx7wCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h428/Planting%2Bcorn-10.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>This one peeked out the Last weeks of May and beginning of June. I'm thinking this one is Coral root but have contacted the USFS to try and verify if I am correct and what variety of coral root this actually is. </div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned...who knows how long it will take for them to get back to me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yl4HVxoDFuY/Xtm8FJYcEGI/AAAAAAAAKOM/JBSKL_Pza1oMKvJnNMSLF52FbiNbxG5qACK4BGAsYHg/s2048/Rule%2Bof%2Bodds-5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yl4HVxoDFuY/Xtm8FJYcEGI/AAAAAAAAKOM/JBSKL_Pza1oMKvJnNMSLF52FbiNbxG5qACK4BGAsYHg/w640-h428/Rule%2Bof%2Bodds-5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These past months I have really been enjoying spending my stay at home Covid time getting to know my property more and realizing just how much I was taking it for granted. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ofnNESYc7k8/Xtm8F5sIpdI/AAAAAAAAKOU/E9o_Il4JCJQgD2yuO1cEQVvZFQzR1_ITACK4BGAsYHg/s2048/Rule%2Bof%2Bodds-7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ofnNESYc7k8/Xtm8F5sIpdI/AAAAAAAAKOU/E9o_Il4JCJQgD2yuO1cEQVvZFQzR1_ITACK4BGAsYHg/w640-h428/Rule%2Bof%2Bodds-7.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-36857765201694073482020-06-04T20:16:00.004-07:002020-06-04T20:25:32.881-07:00What's blooming in the wild...June series #4<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 22px;">Trying to find a better way to document and identify what's blooming on our property and when. You will find us documenting whats happening on and around the beanstalk and that includes wild blossoms.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lj2JsZjytY0/Xtk5NKYssvI/AAAAAAAAKME/oV9VvAm4oiMcUOwUTU0IlGbt8ThRpDZywCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Wild%2BStrawberry%2BBlossom-1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Woodland Strawberry" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lj2JsZjytY0/Xtk5NKYssvI/AAAAAAAAKME/oV9VvAm4oiMcUOwUTU0IlGbt8ThRpDZywCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Wild%2BStrawberry%2BBlossom-1.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><font size="4">Woodland Strawberry</font></b><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I thought I could identify a wild strawberry but I certainly had no clue there were two types of wild strawberries. This one is the Woodland Strawberry . I will be on the look out to see if I can locate the wild strawberry as well.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/fragaria_vesca.shtml" target="_blank">fs.fed.us</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.friendsofthewildflowergarden.org/pages/plants/woodstrawberry.html" target="_blank">friends of the wildflower garden</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SuHnDdwha00/Xtk5Nhr2hZI/AAAAAAAAKMI/-cdjx3nOAusYQn89_xpK9GdWsI9astQMQCK4BGAsYHg/s3061/Wild%2BStrawberry%2BBlossom-2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3061" data-original-width="2041" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SuHnDdwha00/Xtk5Nhr2hZI/AAAAAAAAKMI/-cdjx3nOAusYQn89_xpK9GdWsI9astQMQCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Wild%2BStrawberry%2BBlossom-2.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodland Strawberry<br /><br /><br /><b><font size="4">Thimble berry</font></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Nl6i4QKIg4/Xtk5yZC8d9I/AAAAAAAAKMw/4Fh5dKKSnhEarPsBfB5Ob8H3tvTgcMvHQCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Thimbleberry%2BBlossom-1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Nl6i4QKIg4/Xtk5yZC8d9I/AAAAAAAAKMw/4Fh5dKKSnhEarPsBfB5Ob8H3tvTgcMvHQCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Thimbleberry%2BBlossom-1.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thimble berry Blossom<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As far back as I can remember....as a child we would play in the woods and ride our bikes and eat wild thimble berries.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vD4b98hC4JA/Xtk5y1Oq9SI/AAAAAAAAKM0/ULlzayDpaaYaAd_4wiDcIvYrnrj0s5PdACK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Thimbleberry%2BBlossom-2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vD4b98hC4JA/Xtk5y1Oq9SI/AAAAAAAAKM0/ULlzayDpaaYaAd_4wiDcIvYrnrj0s5PdACK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Thimbleberry%2BBlossom-2.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thimble berry Blossom<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>As an adult I prefer raspberries now but, I do remember the carefree days of being a child growing up on Bearpaw Rd. riding our bikes up the dirt road, with no shoes on, my wild tangled hair and covered in good clean dirt eating thimble berries</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/rubus_parviflorus.shtml" target="_blank">fs.fed.us</a><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lA1QyD3UuJk/Xtk5zQvHwHI/AAAAAAAAKM4/ugTQYS_l5UE5szYSr6fgkTDDmKi5h-LzQCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Thimbleberry%2BBlossom-4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lA1QyD3UuJk/Xtk5zQvHwHI/AAAAAAAAKM4/ugTQYS_l5UE5szYSr6fgkTDDmKi5h-LzQCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Thimbleberry%2BBlossom-4.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Did you know that Thimble berries are also known as the Toilet Paper Plant?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://thenorthwestforager.com/2014/08/17/thimbleberry/" target="_blank">the northwest forager</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-76937170868701186842020-06-04T11:07:00.000-07:002020-06-04T11:07:59.590-07:00What's blooming in the wild...June series #3<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 22px;">Trying to find a better way to document and identify what's blooming on our property and when. You will find us documenting whats happening on and around the beanstalk and that includes wild blossoms.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qut6sW_Mmzw/Xtk2nCjyQ4I/AAAAAAAAKLM/ufVwvod3nicjRnKXzjPSz-SOEb-yMBk-gCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Honey%2BSuckle%2BVine-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wild honeysuckle" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qut6sW_Mmzw/Xtk2nCjyQ4I/AAAAAAAAKLM/ufVwvod3nicjRnKXzjPSz-SOEb-yMBk-gCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Honey%2BSuckle%2BVine-1.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="2">Trumpet Honeysuckle, Lonicera ciliosa found blooming June 1st. on the edge of our property.</font></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UW6zlIr5Lj0/Xtk2nSczM5I/AAAAAAAAKLQ/Lk1bFOlHLtAS4AAzNPRDRBdRn-gfx7b2ACK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Honey%2BSuckle%2BVine-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wild Honeysuckle" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UW6zlIr5Lj0/Xtk2nSczM5I/AAAAAAAAKLQ/Lk1bFOlHLtAS4AAzNPRDRBdRn-gfx7b2ACK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Honey%2BSuckle%2BVine-2.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This species is also known as Orange Honeysuckle, Northwest Honeysuckle, or Western Trumpet</span><div><font color="#444444" face="Open Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="Open Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://nativeplantspnw.com/trumpet-honeysuckle-lonicera-ciliosa/" target="_blank">nativeplantspnw</a><br /></span></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VJrP7nE3H18/Xtk2nzEeyuI/AAAAAAAAKLU/H93Qm2TvrUQRx4BW61X-Uk3dZ1yH7g5EgCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Honey%2BSuckle%2BVine-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wild Honeysuckle" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VJrP7nE3H18/Xtk2nzEeyuI/AAAAAAAAKLU/H93Qm2TvrUQRx4BW61X-Uk3dZ1yH7g5EgCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Honey%2BSuckle%2BVine-3.JPG" width="426" /></a></div></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-62742049776014997292020-06-04T10:56:00.003-07:002020-06-04T11:08:30.154-07:00What's blooming in the wild...June series #2<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 22px;">Trying to find a better way to document and identify what's blooming on our property and when. You will find us documenting whats happening on and around the beanstalk and that includes wild blossoms.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tC3U7M-Ecqw/XtkxbrfwO7I/AAAAAAAAKKE/IgRcX04XbEgkGmIjNpxwTq44T-qCpwQFgCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Bunch%2BBerries%2BBlossoms-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Bunch Berries" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tC3U7M-Ecqw/XtkxbrfwO7I/AAAAAAAAKKE/IgRcX04XbEgkGmIjNpxwTq44T-qCpwQFgCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Bunch%2BBerries%2BBlossoms-1.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bunch Berry Blossoms<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Bunch Berry also known as a creeping dogwood will have red berries that are edible that are high in pectin.<div><br /><div> <a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/cornus_canadensis.shtml">fs.fed.us</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ediblewildfood.com/bunchberry.aspx#:~:text=Edible%20Parts,so%20they%20are%20worth%20foraging." target="_blank">edible wild food</a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KKuTwvufKn4/XtkxcJ8-SzI/AAAAAAAAKKI/Zst9t_0UhRg5d4lBpUH4-w1mMNW7gY5zACK4BGAsYHg/s1415/Planting%2Bcorn-18.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Bunch Berries" border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="945" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KKuTwvufKn4/XtkxcJ8-SzI/AAAAAAAAKKI/Zst9t_0UhRg5d4lBpUH4-w1mMNW7gY5zACK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/Planting%2Bcorn-18.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bunch Berry Blossoms</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fNC7tqnVf1Q/XtkxciPTfAI/AAAAAAAAKKM/wXbDGqHHP4YS11N75YIKjIGf0Wk25MSiQCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Queens%2BCup%2BBlossoms-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Queens Cup" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fNC7tqnVf1Q/XtkxciPTfAI/AAAAAAAAKKM/wXbDGqHHP4YS11N75YIKjIGf0Wk25MSiQCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Queens%2BCup%2BBlossoms-1.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queens Cup Blossom<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Queens cup will have a single brite blue berry that<span style="text-align: center;"> is not</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">edible</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> to humans,and should be considered </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">poisonous.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b> </b><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ipnf/learning/?cid=fsm9_019077" target="_blank">fs.usda.gov</a></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Py2WIX14WLo/XtkxdF3uezI/AAAAAAAAKKQ/p3lYizvbqnwV7yeTp01l75ZfAtDQHEEEQCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Queens%2BCup%2BBlossoms-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Queens Cup" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Py2WIX14WLo/XtkxdF3uezI/AAAAAAAAKKQ/p3lYizvbqnwV7yeTp01l75ZfAtDQHEEEQCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Queens%2BCup%2BBlossoms-4.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queens Cup Blossom<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-16812920529513483252020-06-04T10:33:00.002-07:002020-06-04T11:08:44.038-07:00What's blooming in the wild...June series #1Trying to find a better way to document and identify what's blooming on our property and when. You will find us documenting whats happening on and around the beanstalk and that includes wild blossoms.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6GuanOvlRo/Xtku6RDzeYI/AAAAAAAAKI4/aZOU_oNfQp4mLQzUPYOEzc1ZwCnILP63gCK4BGAsYHg/s3147/Mountain%2BLady%2BSlipper-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mountain Lady Slipper" border="0" data-original-height="3147" data-original-width="2101" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6GuanOvlRo/Xtku6RDzeYI/AAAAAAAAKI4/aZOU_oNfQp4mLQzUPYOEzc1ZwCnILP63gCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/Mountain%2BLady%2BSlipper-1.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We found this gorgeous Mountain Lady Slipper this week (June 2nd.) growing in two different locations of our property.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SWG3zBgDtKo/Xtku6pZKFsI/AAAAAAAAKI8/Dm3qsAxErOAxzgBA5a_1WP_0YoYzF2TmQCK4BGAsYHg/s3743/Mountain%2BLady%2BSlipper-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mountain Lady Slipper" border="0" data-original-height="3743" data-original-width="2498" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SWG3zBgDtKo/Xtku6pZKFsI/AAAAAAAAKI8/Dm3qsAxErOAxzgBA5a_1WP_0YoYzF2TmQCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/Mountain%2BLady%2BSlipper-3.JPG" width="428" /></a></div>There doesn't seem to be a rhyme of reason for where it grows... However, it seems to grow in the shaded areas that get a little mottled sun.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FpkBtS3PF4Y/Xtku7NnXj_I/AAAAAAAAKJA/Ahzm2UyHl3wY9PkSTFcPYtQiUZsTXVaTwCK4BGAsYHg/s4707/Mountain%2BLady%2BSlipper-6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mountain Lady Slipper" border="0" data-original-height="4707" data-original-width="3142" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FpkBtS3PF4Y/Xtku7NnXj_I/AAAAAAAAKJA/Ahzm2UyHl3wY9PkSTFcPYtQiUZsTXVaTwCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/Mountain%2BLady%2BSlipper-6.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-8332739082828167072020-06-04T09:13:00.000-07:002020-06-04T09:13:14.568-07:00The garden Iris<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kQ9OW8yQEUM/XtkaajoW51I/AAAAAAAAKB0/DWyp6r_bon0OOGPQkMR0Fm5OoBN9t15rgCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Garden%2BIris-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kQ9OW8yQEUM/XtkaajoW51I/AAAAAAAAKB0/DWyp6r_bon0OOGPQkMR0Fm5OoBN9t15rgCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Garden%2BIris-1.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This Beauty decided to bloom this morning!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SliZ3x1oiAE/XtkabECcA2I/AAAAAAAAKB8/XMoJzsRbMdAY26SiRnfVid6_oQ_OGwIJQCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Garden%2BIris-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SliZ3x1oiAE/XtkabECcA2I/AAAAAAAAKB8/XMoJzsRbMdAY26SiRnfVid6_oQ_OGwIJQCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Garden%2BIris-2.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately I do not know the variety...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-92s3YXT-ybc/Xtkabnyip9I/AAAAAAAAKCA/JIsSiJuLvuw044IiEhy5h1p7UuE-Ykv1QCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Garden%2BIris-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-92s3YXT-ybc/Xtkabnyip9I/AAAAAAAAKCA/JIsSiJuLvuw044IiEhy5h1p7UuE-Ykv1QCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Garden%2BIris-3.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But she sure is Gorgeous!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rWA427lQD88/XtkacEno9FI/AAAAAAAAKCE/Tu5w0LN2ES07EaKJhNLelzIfH7XHyn23ACK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Garden%2BIris-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rWA427lQD88/XtkacEno9FI/AAAAAAAAKCE/Tu5w0LN2ES07EaKJhNLelzIfH7XHyn23ACK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Garden%2BIris-4.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's always pure joy and anticipation waiting for the blooms to open each year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0EEj2UY1tOI/Xtkacv5wIkI/AAAAAAAAKCI/IC0dOaeEb2UBdiJnhLYnpt-_-E-JOdBcQCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Garden%2BIris-5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0EEj2UY1tOI/Xtkacv5wIkI/AAAAAAAAKCI/IC0dOaeEb2UBdiJnhLYnpt-_-E-JOdBcQCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Garden%2BIris-5.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So worth the wait!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6AIHDPeRKC0/XtkadLJLo-I/AAAAAAAAKCM/hgro4P5OrjoGULCkQKx_J4ToFATOhvB8wCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Garden%2BIris-6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6AIHDPeRKC0/XtkadLJLo-I/AAAAAAAAKCM/hgro4P5OrjoGULCkQKx_J4ToFATOhvB8wCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Garden%2BIris-6.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CO94g3BnQLg/XtkaenpkA1I/AAAAAAAAKCY/1Io14a67wTYvQqZKZ1uc4Nki0AyQHCL8gCK4BGAsYHg/s3072/Garden%2BIris-9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CO94g3BnQLg/XtkaenpkA1I/AAAAAAAAKCY/1Io14a67wTYvQqZKZ1uc4Nki0AyQHCL8gCK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/Garden%2BIris-9.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-35448538992577864802020-06-03T12:09:00.002-07:002020-06-03T12:09:50.465-07:00Weekly Garden view and garden pest updates<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A5-tsMJRQqM/Xtfjrz9WfkI/AAAAAAAAJ-g/8lt0n7kciGIbzk9hwGfY7vtP41L5VlD7wCK4BGAsYHg/after%2Bthe%2Brain-26.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A5-tsMJRQqM/Xtfjrz9WfkI/AAAAAAAAJ-g/8lt0n7kciGIbzk9hwGfY7vtP41L5VlD7wCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/after%2Bthe%2Brain-26.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Things are really starting to grow in the garden this week. Tat soi is a new to us veggie and we really like it...Unfortunately the garden pest's have been enjoying it too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UCiUiCp40WM/XtfkDOhvj_I/AAAAAAAAJ-0/mrqVHUco68cEZZyyWrzM-3n1dsZiwGcIQCK4BGAsYHg/after%2Bthe%2Brain-18.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UCiUiCp40WM/XtfkDOhvj_I/AAAAAAAAJ-0/mrqVHUco68cEZZyyWrzM-3n1dsZiwGcIQCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/after%2Bthe%2Brain-18.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This past week we had damage from cutworms, found a few flea beetles and the Ground Cherry in the greenhouse was coated in aphids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-as-agTU6dTM/XtfkWOuchAI/AAAAAAAAJ_I/e9QT7nqq1sg8Akn3XGr-ieJpJ-TdR-X0wCK4BGAsYHg/after%2Bthe%2Brain-19.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-as-agTU6dTM/XtfkWOuchAI/AAAAAAAAJ_I/e9QT7nqq1sg8Akn3XGr-ieJpJ-TdR-X0wCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/after%2Bthe%2Brain-19.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have been treating with Diatomaceous Earth, Neem Oil, Soapy water, and night trips to the garden with flashlights to hand pick off the cutworms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mwARWqdWFrY/XtfkoPKTKxI/AAAAAAAAJ_c/FuFIcAWIB3I0FTRz1i-2RmrCBHSHrTLUACK4BGAsYHg/after%2Bthe%2Brain-20.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mwARWqdWFrY/XtfkoPKTKxI/AAAAAAAAJ_c/FuFIcAWIB3I0FTRz1i-2RmrCBHSHrTLUACK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/after%2Bthe%2Brain-20.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">feeling like we are getting it all under control and enjoying the weekly garden view. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-adQOiKLysVs/XtfzdZ04fBI/AAAAAAAAKAM/9d-2Rz8OCCoviV7E_2kDOO5YRdcEHafQACK4BGAsYHg/June%2B3rd%2BGardenv%2Biew-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-adQOiKLysVs/XtfzdZ04fBI/AAAAAAAAKAM/9d-2Rz8OCCoviV7E_2kDOO5YRdcEHafQACK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/June%2B3rd%2BGardenv%2Biew-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Grow garden grow!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dG9wheNnkYQ/XtfzdylrRzI/AAAAAAAAKAQ/eglWLvf3Up4n9owmDAGdbH3GbcK-TPjPQCK4BGAsYHg/June%2B3rd%2BGardenv%2Biew-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dG9wheNnkYQ/XtfzdylrRzI/AAAAAAAAKAQ/eglWLvf3Up4n9owmDAGdbH3GbcK-TPjPQCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/June%2B3rd%2BGardenv%2Biew-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-47366918946850440072020-06-01T20:29:00.003-07:002020-06-01T21:01:47.537-07:00Adding Marigolds to the vegetable garden<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Handy Helpers in the garden...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L-NtI19lCVg/XtXGcmgHD0I/AAAAAAAAJ9c/T7DKP5oRHjoL8rfv6GWeE3dIEKgJfwKkgCK4BGAsYHg/after%2Bthe%2Brain-23.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L-NtI19lCVg/XtXGcmgHD0I/AAAAAAAAJ9c/T7DKP5oRHjoL8rfv6GWeE3dIEKgJfwKkgCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/after%2Bthe%2Brain-23.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I started the Fireball Marigolds from seed and needed a few more marigolds through out the garden for companions to other plants. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yLEtk_j1pms/XtXGdBCAn8I/AAAAAAAAJ9k/-mMWxfte8Wg8dG8cfhUHxj_KmsCs-W-WQCK4BGAsYHg/after%2Bthe%2Brain-21.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yLEtk_j1pms/XtXGdBCAn8I/AAAAAAAAJ9k/-mMWxfte8Wg8dG8cfhUHxj_KmsCs-W-WQCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/after%2Bthe%2Brain-21.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The yellow ones were picked up at my local nursery and I will be adjusting the amount I need to grow for next year ;-)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DLxqVKvg914/XtXGdYqRvoI/AAAAAAAAJ9o/sF2T9DMXgMwbqpEqP5KLHMyFX5BMYORKQCK4BGAsYHg/after%2Bthe%2Brain-22.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DLxqVKvg914/XtXGdYqRvoI/AAAAAAAAJ9o/sF2T9DMXgMwbqpEqP5KLHMyFX5BMYORKQCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/after%2Bthe%2Brain-22.JPG" width="428" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why add marigolds to your garden?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a few reasons...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;">Marigolds make great companion plants in the vegetable garden</li><li style="text-align: left;">Marigolds attract Pollinators to the garden</li><li style="text-align: left;">Marigolds repel pests</li><li style="text-align: left;">Marigolds add beauty and vibrant blossoms to the garden</li></ul></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-80597592315138228002020-06-01T20:21:00.003-07:002020-06-01T21:06:44.683-07:00Looking ahead to drier days in the garden<div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This past weekend brought in another round of rain with a severe Thunderstorm warning....We battened down the hatches in the garden and prepared for the worst...</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f2QhnQwDGBQ/XtXET-d2JNI/AAAAAAAAJ8E/h8VHyBIBTu0ycgUf8CkEmoF7fMYFHh3gACK4BGAsYHg/after%2Bthe%2Brain-29.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f2QhnQwDGBQ/XtXET-d2JNI/AAAAAAAAJ8E/h8VHyBIBTu0ycgUf8CkEmoF7fMYFHh3gACK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/after%2Bthe%2Brain-29.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Luckily it never really hit us and the garden weathered the storm just fine. We are looking ahead to drier warmer days in the garden!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SatF_6pNB9E/XtXE0I8oV8I/AAAAAAAAJ8Y/WWN7amcEvO4yMFPJVNLg-NDUZTkWykvwQCK4BGAsYHg/after%2Bthe%2Brain-27.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SatF_6pNB9E/XtXE0I8oV8I/AAAAAAAAJ8Y/WWN7amcEvO4yMFPJVNLg-NDUZTkWykvwQCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/after%2Bthe%2Brain-27.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFcMB1-3B2s/XtXFlSV9e_I/AAAAAAAAJ80/WNnz3RcUZncs2hF2kh9KrEPD3btt7kFNgCK4BGAsYHg/after%2Bthe%2Brain-30.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFcMB1-3B2s/XtXFlSV9e_I/AAAAAAAAJ80/WNnz3RcUZncs2hF2kh9KrEPD3btt7kFNgCK4BGAsYHg/w428-h640/after%2Bthe%2Brain-30.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-78123585256054749852020-05-18T12:36:00.002-07:002020-05-18T12:37:34.022-07:00Radish taste trials<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Taste trials of 4 different radish varieties and the Mr.’s favorite in order were the German giant, Crimson crunch, French Breakfast and lastly he didn’t care for the texture of Sparkler ... all radishes were planted on same day in the same raised bed in the greenhouse. The Crimson crunch was way smaller than the rest, French breakfast had a little more heat than the others and German giant was definitely bigger had the texture and taste we like but had poor germination due to it being older seed in our trials 😉 trying to narrow down and plant what we love to eat and what performs well in our garden 👍🏻 </span>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-83753811301940962002020-05-12T12:41:00.002-07:002020-05-12T12:42:20.109-07:00Lemon, Dandelion & Cardamom Sugar Cookies<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EWe0r1Km-Vc/XrrxR8OIYRI/AAAAAAAAJ58/QkjFXHksZ6sFMA4obi6QPNAqJILxygdIACK4BGAsYHg/dANDELION%2BcOOKIES-7B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lemon Dandelion & Cardamom Sugar Cookies" border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EWe0r1Km-Vc/XrrxR8OIYRI/AAAAAAAAJ58/QkjFXHksZ6sFMA4obi6QPNAqJILxygdIACK4BGAsYHg/w640-h427/dANDELION%2BcOOKIES-7B.jpg" title="Lemon Dandelion & Cardamom Sugar Cookies" width="640" /></a></div><font face="verdana" size="4"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana" size="4">We used the beautiful tried and true recipe from <a href="https://wholefully.com/cut-out-sugar-cookies-iced/ " target="_blank">wholefully.com</a> for our base sugar cookies with our own modifications and adjustments to make these tasty Lemon, Dandelion & Cardamom Sugar cookies...</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana" size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana" size="4">We urge you to try your hand at wild crafting and using wild-harvested, clean Dandelions...</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana" size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana" size="4">If you decide to make these leave us feedback and let us know what you think!</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h3 class="mv-create-ingredients-title mv-create-title-secondary" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: none; color: #484543; float: none; font-family: "source sans pro", sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 20px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ingredients</h3><h4 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: none; color: #484543; font-family: "source sans pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 20px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For the Cookies</h4><ul style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: #484543; font-family: "source sans pro", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 10px 0px 10px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">1 1/2 C. Unsalted butter (3 sticks), softened</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">2 C. Granulated sugar</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">4 eggs</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">1 1/2 tsp. Fresh squeezed Lemon Juice (*reserve remaining lemon juice for Icing)</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Zest from 1 Lemon</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">1/4 tsp. Cardamom</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">5 C. All-purpose flour</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">2 tsp. Baking powder</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">1 tsp. Pink sea salt</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">1/2 C. Fresh Dandelion petals...making sure they are natural sourced and free of pesticides or fertilizers</li></ul><h4 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: none; color: #484543; font-family: "source sans pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 20px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For the Icing</h4><ul style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: #484543; font-family: "source sans pro", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 10px 0px 10px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">2 C. powdered sugar</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">2-4 Tb. Whipping Cream or Milk</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">1 Tb. Light corn syrup or honey (see notes)..I use honey ;-)</li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">1 tsp. Lemon Extract extract and or remaining Lemon Juice </li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">1-2 TB. fresh Dandelion petals</li></ul><font color="#484543" face="Source Sans Pro, sans-serif"><br /></font></div><div class="mv-create-instructions" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; clear: left; color: #484543; font-family: "source sans pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h3 class="mv-create-instructions-title mv-create-title-secondary" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: none; color: inherit; float: none; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 20px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Instructions</h3><ol style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 10px 0px 10px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, using a hand mixer, or mixing by hand with a wooden spoon, cream together butter and sugar. Mix in eggs and Lemon Juice until well-combined.</li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">In a separate bowl, whisk together the remainder of cookie ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients a little at a time, until combined.</li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Divide dough into quarters, form into discs, and wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours in the fridge, or 20 minutes in the freezer.</li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: inherit;"><br />Remove one disc from the fridge and roll out on floured surface until dough is 1/4" thick.</span>Preheat oven to 400°F.</li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Cut with a cookie cutter and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet or Parchment Paper lined sheet for 6-8 minutes, watching closely. Cookies are done when bottoms are just lightly golden brown. Cool completely on wire racks before frosting. </li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">To make the sugar cookie icing: Combine powdered sugar, Extract and or Lemon Juice, Dandelion Petals, two tablespoons Cream and corn syrup or honey, adding more Cream until icing reaches desired consistency. For piping and spreading, you're looking for a thicker icing. For dipping cookies, you'll want something a bit thinner. </li></ol></div><div class="mv-create-notes" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: #484543; font-family: "source sans pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h3 class="mv-create-notes-title mv-create-title-secondary" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: none; color: inherit; float: none; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 20px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Notes</h3><div class="mv-create-notes-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 10px 0px 10px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">The standard way to roll out sugar cookies is to use additional flour, but you can also use powdered sugar! .</li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px rgb(230, 230, 230); box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Using corn syrup in the cookie icing recipe will result in an icing that dries soft, but stackable. Using honey will result in a softer icing that should not be stacked.</li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bh7AVX4gg0k/XrrxS8G5BoI/AAAAAAAAJ6E/1qjxAXnEpc8L7xwgBkNL8X2i3yCtDCr3ACK4BGAsYHg/dANDELION%2BcOOKIES-9B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lemon Dandelion & Cardamom Sugar Cookie" border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bh7AVX4gg0k/XrrxS8G5BoI/AAAAAAAAJ6E/1qjxAXnEpc8L7xwgBkNL8X2i3yCtDCr3ACK4BGAsYHg/w426-h640/dANDELION%2BcOOKIES-9B.jpg" title="Lemon Dandelion & Cardamom Sugar Cookie" width="426" /></a></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-58605018552825022682020-04-25T10:31:00.001-07:002020-04-25T10:31:50.346-07:00First Harvest's of the season!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-290988089080488512020-04-16T22:02:00.004-07:002020-04-16T22:02:41.948-07:00Seeds and times like these<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-4978946893297695652020-04-13T09:50:00.003-07:002020-04-13T09:53:44.571-07:00Little moments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Frosty morning in April and most of the outside garden chores have been completed. I am patiently awaiting those frost free days ahead to be gardening in full swing.<br />
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There is no place I would rather be right now...Than here!<br />
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I am looking forward to this sunny day, playing in the greenhouse, starting more seeds and getting my hands dirty...<br />
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It's going to be a great day!<br />
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Another Baking post while on Covid Stay at Home Order...Not wanting to waste the excess sourdough starter... I came across this recipe at <a href="https://hopewellheightsblog.com/sourdough-chocolate-chip-cookies/?fbclid=IwAR2aZL0RWt6UOXjc3TxMn_lR547KBj897P7aJZlcYzvzh9uNmCYxWuuQPmE">Hope Well Heights Blog</a> and gave it a whirl. I adjusted the recipe a bit to my liking but this recipe turned out fantastic... I will definitely be making these again!</div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc;">1 cup butter, room temp</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc;">3/4 cup sugar</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc;">3/4 cup brown sugar</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc;">1 cup fed starter</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc;">1/2 t sea salt</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc;">1 t vanilla</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc;">1/2 t baking soda</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc;">1/2 t baking powder</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc;">2 1/4 C flour </li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc;">1/2 C Chopped Pecans (optional)</li>
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Being on Stay at home Order and time on our hands we have had the chance to get out in the garden and get it ready for 2020.</div>
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All the rows have been amended, planned and designated for the season ahead.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Making bread and conserving ingredients I have been making a few crazy experiments as to what I can get away with while making bread during our Stay-at home Order. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I have a bucket of wheat flour that is most likely outdated...It smells fine but is very wheaty tasting when cooked. I am determined to use it up and not waste it. That being said I am mixing it with all purpose flour at a rate of 1/3 of the flour that the recipe calls for. We have found we can live with that!</span></div>
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One of the other things is that if I mix it like my regular bread it ends up DRY!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">So I'm pushing the limits with water and making this bread dough on the runny side to fix the dryness issue.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">As you can see it's almost a batter like consistency</span></div>
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I cover with cling wrap that has been brushed with a little olive oil to keep from sticking and let it rest</div>
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when it's nice and bubbly from the active sourdough...I toss in the oven and bake 20 minutes.<br />
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It's ugly and it's not going to win me any baking championships anytime soon, but we are using up that old wheat and it's actually good.<br />
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<br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-88369294579281224272020-03-26T19:14:00.001-07:002020-03-26T19:20:13.919-07:00Emerging<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The snow has completely melted from the garden and I am able to see whats happening out there.</div>
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Granted it's not very pretty and nothing much to look at...unless you really look! </div>
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These Dwarf Grey Sugar Pea's have seeded themselves... They will be moved to a different location in the garden as I have other plans for this bed but I sure was happy to see they had sprouted!</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">Also found many volunteer Mache' (corn salad) rosettes that can be added to our salads..</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Many people overlook these guys and may consider them weeds but did you know according to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerianella_locusta" style="font-family: inherit;">Wikipedia</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> they are packed with </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">nutrients our bodies need</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">, including three times as much vitamin C as lettuce.....Wow!</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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and look at my mighty Rhubarb pushing Winter aside as she prepares for her Spring debut</div>
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Something new for me to try this year...Pickling Rhubarb!! </div>
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Do you plan on canning or planting anything new this year?</div>
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<br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-6166954055918740852020-03-25T14:28:00.001-07:002020-04-03T19:20:58.148-07:00Saving Sourdough Starter<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
This Winter I had a sudden urge to make sourdough bread. I have made homemade bread for the past 25 years off and on for my family but had only tried sourdough once when my boys were still small. </div>
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It didn't go well, I killed the start and created some sort of weird fuzzy science project.I put out a call to my local Face Book friends to see if anyone had a sourdough start. My sweet friend Marrina had one to share and we had a great visit the day I went over to pick it up. </div>
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I have been happily making sourdough bread for the past month my family really enjoys it and so far I've made many loaves of Artisan Bread, Foccacia Bread, and Pancakes, cookies and was even able to share a start with someone else.</div>
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Since we have been enjoying this start so much I want to make an insurance policy that I wont kill it.<br />
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That lead me to find a way to dry the start that can be revived later. There are many reasons one would want to do this...In case you take a little break, go on vacation or you kill your mother start, just to name a few ;-)</div>
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The method I found at <a href="https://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2015/05/01/putting-sourdough-starter-hold">King Arther Flour </a>was to place a cup of the starter thinly on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and let air dry until completely dry. It will become brittle and can be broken into pieces. This process took a couple of days and I also used a small fan to help with the drying.</div>
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This made the hard chips into the perfect powder form.<br />
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I spread the powder back out on the parchment with the fan on low for a couple more hours to ensure dryness.</div>
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And now I have a back up sourdough starter!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">To re-hydrate I will add the powder with luke-warm water and add unbleached flour and restart the process of feeding my sourdough start. For now my mother start is happily growing along!</span></div>
<br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-61917328517366558732020-03-24T20:34:00.001-07:002020-03-25T12:59:59.366-07:002020 opened my eyes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been missing from this blog for far to long....Life has a funny way of keeping us busy and I simply found myself mainly posting and sharing on Instagram ...<br />
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I will be posting here for me and if any of you are still around you're welcome to follow along.. I do enjoy the company!<br />
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With that being said this is where I am at the moment....The recent worldwide Covid-19 events have brought me to focus on the things that are really the most important in my life.<br />
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So, I've found that my priorities have led me right back to the heart of my tiny home and back into the garden with gusto and grit. I've found that my heart and hands really do belong in the dirt!<br />
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The world is upside down at the moment, there's no toilet paper to be found anywhere, it's downright stressful to watch the news at any given moment and people have been quarantined to their homes...<br />
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It's not a sentence for me, I truly love being at home. I think I am more grateful to have this time to focus on the important things and love the important ones in my life! Toilet paper is low on my priorities. I used cloth diapers on my kids....I'm just saying there is more than one way to wipe our bottoms and it's funny to me that this is where most peoples priorities laid in a time of crisis!<br />
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Now we wait and see what's in store for this little world of ours and in the meantime I will be playing in the dirt, cooking and loving my family!!!<br />
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Not much left in the garden that is still green, except the late planting of Brussel Sprouts....Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-36867894253849365892018-10-30T05:30:00.000-07:002018-10-30T05:30:00.569-07:00Fall carrots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love harvesting carrots in the Fall after a couple of frosts. </div>
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I had some big help with my harvest ... Yes, she gets the "just her size " tiny ones but my little grubby garden helper needs a haircut....Can you tell? </div>
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We settled for pulling her bangs back in a ponytail so she can at least see where she's going until we can get her a fancy hair appointment. It's not always glamorous being a garden girl!</div>
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Here we go again.... Its garlic planting time for my little garden.<br />
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According to the Farmers Almanac, October 28th. & 29th. is a great time to plant root your crops. So, that being said, today was the day to get this task done before the most barren period on October 30th. and 31st.<br />
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This year's varieties are<br />
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*The Bad news*<br />
Found a gopher hole in the garden bed that I was preparing to plant in.<br />
The gopher trap has been set and now we wait and see if we get lucky and trap those little buggers before they start doing damage!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722818016136810835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443590560181095007.post-53636908086209878472018-06-06T08:56:00.003-07:002018-06-06T08:56:37.957-07:00Time to get back in the garden...Time really slips away sometimes...This past month was consumed with my day job and preparing for one of the biggest vintage shows that coincides along with my soapmaking business. That left me neglecting the garden once again. Yes, the weeds are trying to take over again but I am determined they will be tackled and conquered by this weekend. I am behind on my planting schedule too. I will just get what I can... when I can... planted!<br />
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So, there's that!!!!<br />
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In the meantime, I am enjoying the blessings of the Iris's blooming and harvesting the lettuce that didn't need any special attention while I was preoccupied with other things.<br />
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