Last month I perused the native plant bare root offerings from our county's Conservation District online. Every fall they offer a variety of bare root starts that they deliver in late winter for pickup, usually in February, to get into the ground before spring arrives. It got me to thinking as I was deciding what… Continue reading Eat Local, Truly
Tag: Plants
Growing Food In An Off Year Of Weather
To say the growing season of 2022 was trying...is putting it lightly. As I have talked about since mid winter in early 2022, this winter/spring and into mid summer was cold and wet (see a post I did end of April "The Cool Spring"). Trees didn't bloom at all for some. The bees came out… Continue reading Growing Food In An Off Year Of Weather
It’s Not Too Late! What To Plant Now In Grow Zone 8b
The lament is real. It hits Mother's Day weekend and on every Facebook community page (and backyard gardening page) people start freaking out that they have missed the magical start line. But the thing is, in Grow Zone 8b (and even into Zone 7) you have time plenty for most crops. There are exceptions of… Continue reading It’s Not Too Late! What To Plant Now In Grow Zone 8b
Easy To Grow Perennial Herbs
No matter where I have lived, I have always had herbs growing. Even in dismal cramped apartments I found ways to have life near me. It is what the hippies would have called Earth Grounding. That you can easily touch a living plant, and feel right with the world, inside or outside. Now then, I… Continue reading Easy To Grow Perennial Herbs
Spring On The Farm
I won't lie....I have been very, very busy the past month. Not much time to sit down and actually write blog posts. Some weeks I don't turn on my computer more than every 3 days! But that isn't a bad thing, it just means I am busy on the farm, growing plants and produce like… Continue reading Spring On The Farm