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December: Start those peppers!

If any of you are wanting to start peppers from seeds, now is the time to do it.  I started a few seeds a couple of weeks ago, but I will plant a whole seed tray of 72 pepper seeds today.  Last year I waited too long to start my peppers, which was in the mid to later...

Baby Beet Salad

As I was thinning my baby beets… I collected the leaves that I snipped and made myself my first salad.  And I don’t even have to fight off ten little hands because nobody wants it but me.  🙂  Although, if I put ranch dressing on it for them they would...

Tagged

This is an abstract post today, since my friend, Kelli, has tagged me.  So, here you go, Kelli! * Write 6 random things about yourself. 1.  I adore reading cookbooks, especially my new Taste of Home magazine. 2.  I completely enjoy reading about many other homemakers...

My Fall Garden Photos

I am really late on getting my seeds planted this year… that’s really nothing new for me.  I’m a garden procrastinator…oh wait, no, I’m a procrastinator, period.  It’s something I’m working on, sort of, when I have time.  🙂 So...

Rick’s Garden Photos

Another fellow Valley gardener, Rick, emailed me some photos of his backyard garden today. Carrots Rick got his carrots in EARLY!  They take forever to mature. Corn Salad Mix I’m jealous of his lettuce being ready to eat already!  I’m planting mine today....

Hannah’s Garden Photos

My garden friend, Hannah, emailed some pictures of her garden to me today.  That is a sweet looking pumpkin, Hannah!  I’ve never grown pumpkins before. Black Beauty Eggplants Black Cherry Tomatoes Carrots Green Beans Green Peppers Jalapenos Pumpkins Great...

Flying Praying Mantis

Why, oh, why do praying mantis’ have to find their way into may house?  Did you know they fly?  Yes, they fly around and around and around wondering, I’m sure, how in the world it made such a wrong turn into my house. These are the kind of things that...

My man tilling

Look at that hunk of a man tilling my garden.   I am so excited because we’ll be planting in a few days. (Those are the okra plants to the far left.  They are taller than my 6 foot tall husband…geesh! I had no idea that they grew so tall!) web hosting...