2023 Garden Plans

A new year, which means another round of gardening! Spring will be here before we know it, so it's the perfect time to start planning the garden. Different Frost Dates This Year So to start off - our grow zone is 7 with the last frost date being ~ April 15th, and the first frost …

Growing Indoors During Winter

I don't know about you, but I miss being in the garden. It was a much needed break when October hit, mainly because of how chaotic the summer was. Nevertheless, I'm rejuvenated now and ready to sink my hands back into the earth once more! Until then, I figured - why not give indoor gardening …

A Muddy Mess, What’s Growing & Our Very First Eggs

It has been non-stop raining for the past couple of weeks now. Our poor chickens' run became a muddy mess, but that hasn't stopped them from foraging around as usual. Thinking about draping another tarp or two over the run, to help a little more in the future. Their run has dried now, now that …

Welcoming November

Enjoying Fall's Masterpiece We feel as though we haven't been able to truly enjoy fall the past couple of years. This year, however, has been quiet wonderful! The gold and crimson painted trees surround us everywhere we go, and the weather is cool. We've had a couple of days with rain, which always makes for …

Basil Harvest & Round 1 of Fall Sowing

Good news is the temperature has eased up some this week, followed with lots of rain. It seems like the rain and storms haven't let up in about a month now, which has held up some plans. There's scattered gaps of no rain though, which lets me hop in the garden to work a few …

First Leafy Harvest

Salad Time! I finally harvested some of our Black Seeded Simpson Leaf Lettuce yesterday. It's been a little overdue, but better late than never. It's been a crazy, busy Spring to say the least! We have Red Romaine Lettuce growing as well, but I'm trying to let them get slightly bigger so we can make …

Progress in the Garden

This year hasn't really gone as planned, BUT it's going a lot better than the last. I'm trying to remember to strive for progress, not perfection. At the end of winter I had so many big plans for the garden, composting, raising poultry and rabbits. Unfortunately, my health took a turn as soon as I …

Gloomy Days & Learning

Lets start off by saying, we hope everyone had wonderful holidays! Can't believe we're coming up on a brand new year already. Fingers crossed it won't be as chaotic as the last two! Speaking of which - has anyone else been experiencing the strangest weather lately? It's been progressing over the years but I do …

Fall Garden Tour

Hello October! It's our favorite month of the year! We've had thunderstorms this week, so it's been quite gloomy though. We were able to tidy up some things in the garden yesterday, during the few hours of overcast. I've been practicing my knitting skills in the mean time, waiting for the weather to clear up. …

It’s Fall Y’all

Happy Belated Fall Equinox Well, it's been a long week, but Fall's officially here! Some how the temp went from being in the 80-90's, to dropping straight down to 66 degrees yesterday and today. Tonight's even chillier, which has raised our spirits! (Sorry, we just fancy the cold over hot weather lol) The atmosphere of …