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The August Harvest - Tomatoes, Tomatoes and More Tomatoes
And we're back! I can't believe it's been so long since I've last posted a blog update. Between traveling for work, daily house chores, weeding, harvesting, fall planting and preserving, I haven't...
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The Peach Tree Gives
Since I first started gardening a few years ago, the month of August has always been about tomatoes. But now that we've settled into our little farmhouse - one that happens to have an old fruit tree...
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The Late August Harvest
Happy Labor Day! Boy, is it humid today. In fact, temperatures are expected to be in the 80's all week long. I spent some time this morning working in the garden, but then quickly realized that the...
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Transitioning from Summer to Fall
Fall Broccoli We were dealt a mini heat wave earlier this week, but now it seems that temperatures have returned back to normal. In fact, today seems like a perfect day for gardening - not too humid,...
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Artichoke Flowers
I meant to post these pictures some time ago. The artichoke flowers have been spectacular this year. They really make for a good show, especially since you don't see many gardens here in New England...
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An Early September Harvest
Today was the perfect late summer day. Temperatures were cool and we had a nice ocean breeze all day, which kicked around the first of the fall leaves. Now that the sun is lower in the sky, the light...
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The End of Summer Harvest
And we're finally blogging again! Unfortunately I've been sick for the greater part of these past two weeks and haven't been able to do much of anything. Today was the first time in a while that I've...
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Encouraging Homegrown Figs to Ripen
The fig at the bottom of this picture was induced to start ripening. When we moved back to Massachusetts last year, one of the first things I did was to go out and buy three young fig trees from a...
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Revisiting the Flower Garden of 2014
Now that fall has officially arrived, I wanted to take one last look at this year's blooms. This was my first year growing a proper flower garden and I must say that I've learned a great deal. Surely...
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A Winter's Harvest - Growing Jerusalem Artichokes
And we're back again...hopefully for the long haul, but one can never be too sure these days. Without purposefully doing so, I ended up taking a three month break from writing about the garden....
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Connecting with the Past - Treasures Hidden Within an Old New England Home
Earlier this week, our friend Paige emailed me to say that she had a little present for us. Paige and her husband Nate are the prior owners of our property, and during their time here, had done a...
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A Garden Path In Progress
During the next few weeks, I'll be posting about some of the gardening/landscaping projects I'd started last fall but never got around to writing about (or finishing for that matter). At this point...
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Morning Snow in January
We awoke Saturday morning to snow. Strange to think that we've had so little of it this year - not much more than dusting up until now. This weekend, we only ended up with about 5 inches, but it...
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Snowed In...Bread Anyone?
We're officially snowed in. Our electricity is still running, but who knows how long that will last. Already we've gotten over 20 inches in certain parts of the yard. Other parts have barely a...
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Winter Project - Making Hypertufa Planters
During the past few weeks, I have been channeling my creative juices into making hypertufa planters for the garden. If I can't be outside planting or harvesting, this seems like the next best thing....
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Last Chance to Winter Sow Those Perennials
I have so much planned for the gardens this year. One thing I must do is to grow more perennials for the ever-growing flower borders. I went a little crazy again this year when ordering flower seeds....
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Sowing the First Seeds of the Year - Imperial Star Artichokes
It always feels satisfying to start the first seeds of the year. Like every other year since I've started gardening, my Imperial Star artichokes are the first to be sown. It's important to start them...
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Winter Gardening Project - Building a Vertical Succulent Planter
For the longest time now, I've wanted to try my hand at building a vertical succulent planter. In fact, it was this time last year that I'd purchased some plants for this very purpose. Fast forward a...
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Spring Gardening Update
I can't believe it's been two and a half months since I've blogged about the garden. Time sure flies when life is pulling you in a million different directions (more on that later). This past winter...
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First Apples of the Year (Ever)
This past week, we harvested about 25 apples from our 1 year old 'Pristine' Apple tree. I started planting my home orchard last year and was really happy to get a decent first harvest this year.These...
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Summer Watermelons
It's been a while since I've grown a decent watermelon. Years ago, We grew amazingly sweet and crunchy Korean watermelons, but alas, the seeds I'd saved from that planting are no longer viable. This...
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Garlic Planting Time
I look forward this every year. Planting bulbs (in this case, garlic cloves) is such a rewarding thing. It gives you something to look forward to when winter is at its bleakest.
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Harvesting Shiitake Mushrooms
We had a decent crop of shiitake mushrooms this fall. I'd innoculated several oak logs a couple years ago with mushroom spawn. Half were subsequently colonized by shelf mushrooms but the rest are...
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A Late Fall Harvest
It's been a few years since I've grown a winter garden, and this year was no exception. With the gardens still a major work in progress, I never got around to it. However, I'm determined next year to...
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How to Make Homemade Cultured Butter
While most Americans consume sweet cream butter, cultured butter has been around for centuries and is still the spread of choice in much of Europe. Not only does it have a lot more flavor than store...
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