Every January, I dive into my research for the tomato—and, if needed, cucumber—seeds I want to experiment with, along with the rest of my plantings. It’s also when I plan out any changes to my garden methods for the year. Some of those changes actually started in the fall, thanks to a free source where […]
Back in January, I shared my growing plans for the Pickle Patch, deciding which varieties of tomato and cucumbers I would trial this season. I am in the midst of planting, and it is the perfect moment to catch you all up on my new and improved, and sometimes by-the-seat-of -my-pants farming methods I am
You would think January would be an easy month as far as the Pickle Patch, but nope, it is just as busy. I might not be harvesting much, but the only plants hanging in there before the Artic blast are kale, collards, mustard greens and Swiss chard. With the low temperatures in the lower teens,
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I haven’t blogged about the Pickle Patch lately, and the perfect ending for the harvesting season was naturally Thanksgiving. It seems that our house is the hub for the holidays. I might be retired, but I am kept busy with my three hobbies: ancestry, blogging, and the pickle patch. During the holidays, these hobbies take
Jump to Recipe Dried Okra Nancy’s Beef Jerky Yogurt With memories over time some details fade from your mind and when you try to recall it you might not remember the whole story. I just want to remind the family genealogist the importance of recording events. So the jist of this memory is that some
How many of my readers have an abundance of a certain vegetable in their garden? Take okra for example. This is one vegetable that does well in our Pickle Patch and it seems all the gardens in the community garden. Fellow gardeners are trying to give it away as there is too much of it.
If you have read my other articles about the Pickle Patch, you might wonder how this season is doing. And I would say, we are doing better than last year. One thing we learned was that timing is everything. I still struggle with timing. Have you ever gotten caught up in a different planting zone?
Sometimes my posts will have nothing to do with genealogy, so I think, but it ends up that anything that you do is genealogy. You might not consider it genealogy, but if you are living it, then someday maybe a family member will document it. In my case, I am going to beat my
You have probably been wondering where I was as I have not posted for about a month. With this title, you might think I am going to talk about my love of genealogy, but in this case you would be wrong. Going back to my roots is literally roots or gardening. I have been literally playing
