Might actually have a summer this year…
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Hey, those cucumbers look like pickles
That was a statement my oldest daughter (6 years old) made which I must admit I am pretty sure I was much older before I had that thought. Seemed like a good opportunity for teaching the kids were pickles come from and a great excuse to make some sweet summer pickles. While heading out the door to get some spices we were lacking my wife told me, "these better…
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Late summer harvest
width=”550″ height=”412″ /> One of the good things about a cold summer is still getting harvests of summer vegetables now into October. Got another cucumber for summer fall pickles and some tomatoes I have ripening inside which this weekend I used to make some low carb pizzas. One thing I was especially excited about was my jalapenos finally getting ready to be picked which I will dry and make…
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- blackberries | peach | raspberries | strawberries | summer
Most profitable fruits to grow in your home garden
I previously did some analysis on the profitability of vegetables in your garden and there have been requests as well as my own curiosity of how fruits would stack up against fruit trees/bushes. To keep things simple I made the assumption of fruit trees/bushes are fully mature with maximum yields. So please take into account that you will see some variance throughout the years. I have also used the…
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When to bring your vegetables outside?
Every time I have a discussion with a beginner gardener, this is the most common question. Typically the answer involves figuring out your last frost date then doing some backwards math when to start your seeds or purchase your plants from your local nursery. The problem with this is there is an assumption of the rate at which temperatures will increase after this no frost date. It doesn’t really…
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Will gladly trade you for the summer down here in Georgia. Our low as of 9:21 pm est in Dawsonville, GA is 76 and that is after a huge thunderstorm.
Can I have this weather? We have high 80s and 90s all week!
I’m so glad as a fellow greenwooder that we’ve finally left the jacket portion of summer. BTW, harvested my first Green Zebra yesterday. Mmmm so tasty.
I’d be glad to have that weather, in VA it broke over a hundred and its been way to humid. All my plants are dying from the heat.
Even with this weather still too cold at night and getting tomato blossom drop so only a couple of plants with 1-2 fruits started. Though I will take this weather over the 90’s-100’s you guys are talking about…