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We Interrupt Spring …
… for a last blast from winter. There were snow flurries last night. Temps in the 30s and low wind chill. Will it go away soon? Last year on the 22nd of March I took these pictures. Yes, the tulips...
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Too Many Tomatoes
No, you can never have too many tomatoes. At least that is the case at our house. I am currently deciding which plants to buy this year. I often get asked how we can handle two dozen tomato plants for...
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Busy, Busy!
April is the first of three consecutive months where activities crowd the calendar. Can’t believe all the options for things to do, weekends, and weekdays. This weekend the Baltimore Farmer’s Market...
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In Search of Seedlings
The primary objective this week. Get my seedlings and veggie plugs to be ready to plant the garden in about three weeks. I will be going to two farms, and hitting Earth Day at the Conservancy to...
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Sharps at Waterford Farm
Continuing my series about local farms. Today is opening day at Sharps greenhouses, for flower, herb and veggie gardeners who want a great selection of plants. Plugs, pots and flats. I first discovered...
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Under the Weather
It never fails every spring, I pick up at least one cold while the weather keeps vacillating. Today after doing a fair amount of work in the gardens, I succumbed to that stuffy head, achy muscles and...
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Back in the Saddle Again
West County style. The tractor. Probably driven some weeks more than the car. At least in hours. I used to ride the tractor more than my husband. He did the trim stuff. The weed whacking. The cleaning...
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Gardening As …
… circuit weight training and more. It took me seven hours total yesterday and today to plant the 40+ tomato plants in the garden. I say 40+ because some of the plugs had more than one stem. All told,...
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The Garden Report
Yesterday I spoke about finally getting garlic scapes out behind the deck, where I planted organic heirloom garlic last October. I haven’t had the chance to talk about the rest of the plantings, and...
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The Wild Wild West #HoCoMD
At least sometimes it feels wild, but isn’t so. Yesterday, we had storms, wind, sun, fire, and life just is interesting here in the western part of the county. We did agonize a bit about whether to...
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Weathering the Storms
All of them. Thunderstorms. Rain. Wind. Political. Seems to be a busy week around here. And then some. Did you know we were almost 3 inches above normal for rainfall in west county so far this year?...
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Why I Like This CSA
Week Six. It’s the unusual veggies that make my day, when the email comes and things like this are in the list. Fava Beans. Something you rarely see around here. I have a great recipe for grilled...
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The Harvest
The first veggies from my garden. Two little pickling cucumbers, taken a few days ago. At least 4 or 5 will be ready in the next couple of days. There will be dill pickles soon, in the crock on the...
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Fair Weather
As in the Howard County Fair. I know it is four weeks from now, but planning for Home Arts entries starts when the fair books arrive in the mail. We got ours last week. Unfortunately, the weather isn’t...
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Way Too Much Rain …
… and other Friday ramblings. We were supposed to have a tree removed this morning. Before the disease that is killing the pine spreads to adjoining pines. Our pine screen is important to us for many...
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Simplest Summer Pleasures in the Garden
In a rare sun sighting, I was out checking on the state of the flowers, herbs, veggies and of course, the bunnies and the butterflies. The butterfly bush finally bloomed and an Eastern tiger...
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Watermelon. Feta. Mint. Heavenly!
Finally, summertime! Don’t know what is better, the salad or the gazpacho. I suppose you could call this my “Buy Local Challenge” practice meal. There are at least ten locally sourced items in the...
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The First Tomatoes
Real tomatoes. Not the little cherry ones. The ones we wait for months to grow, blossom, set and ripen. The ones on the left are some type of yellow roma. Umm, I didn’t plant yellow roma. Seems my...
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Hump Day
In the Buy Local Challenge. Four days done. Four days left. Today is Hump Day. Have you eaten a farmer produced local item these first four or five days? We have, but then as a CSA member, it is really...
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The Tomato Tsunami
Week Ten. And so it begins. The onslaught of tomatoes. Thankfully, one of my favorite things. Tomatoes comprised four different items this week. Here is the list: 1 bag red tomatoes – chemical free –...
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