One of the first things I ever tried growing in my garden from seed was zucchini. If you are attempting from-seed gardening for the first time, and want to gain confidence, zucchini is what you should plant! If you water it–it WILL grow! This year, because of a late start to the growing season, everything [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Ratatouille (ra-ta-TOO-ee)
Posted in gardening, Recipes, tagged food, gardening, Recipes on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ack! We’re being Invaded!!
Posted in gardening, tagged gardening on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have NEVER seen so many snails in my garden as I have seen this year! They’ve eaten my hostas and marigolds to shreds! This afternoon, I checked my zucchini and picked four off. Tonight, I went through the flower beds that I have along the front of my house, and found over 30 snails! (We’re [...]
Sour Cherry… Syrup
Posted in Recipes, tagged food, Recipes on July 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This past week, the kids and I went over to my parents’ house to help pick pie cherries from the tree they have in their backyard. You know what that means?! It’s officially the start of canning season! We look forward to canning our own home-grown fruits and veggies every year, but this year, the [...]
