Regular turning of your compost pile is one of those garden jobs that often is forgotten. Turning your pile over does several things: Mixes the new items you have added to your pile with your older items. Allows air to get to items that may previously have not had it. Discourages pesky insects (gnats, flies, mosquitoes,…
All About Pumpkins Posts I have written The first year I found myself with an excess of pumpkin I was not sure what to do with it. The following Fall I wrote the post, Tales From The Produce Auction – Pumpkins, about how I ended up using over 50 cups of frozen pumpkin puree. Last…
After spending all the time canning produce from your garden or elsewhere, the last thing you want to happen is to have jar go bad and not realize it till you “smell something funky” when you go to your pantry. Take a few minutes to look over the jars you have. Are they all still…
As if a day full of extended family followed by a day full of an out-of-town family activity was not enough, we are spending time together again today. Today’s events include college football, putting up Christmas decorations, and marking some items off of the Christmas gift list. Sounds like a full day to me. How…
A great quote, one I had been practicing backward for a long time – I had been working on my attitude instead of changing what was not working. That all changed last spring when I finally spoke up and told my husband, “this needs to either change or you need to take over all the…
We’re all looking for ways to save big at the register. Over the years I have tried various ways – shopping in bulk, menu planning – weekly and monthly, once a month shopping, shopping only at discount stores, using coupons, using rebate apps, etc. When using printable coupons I have been getting them from a…
Rain barrels have been mentioned several times on the blog over the past year. I have had one installed for several months and recently acquired two more, which have yet to be installed. What has not happened was actually showing you how I chose to install the first barrel. Slight oversite on my part. The…
While I do not live in Florida, some of you might. It is also interesting to see what is happening in different parts of the country than where I live. Helps add brush strokes to the larger picture.
Regular turning of your compost pile is one of those garden jobs that often is forgotten. Turning your pile over does several things: Mixes the new items you have added to your pile with your older items. Allows air to get to items that may previously have not had it. Discourages pesky insects (gnats, flies, mosquitoes,…
Some chores in the garden are very difficult and take a lot of planning. Others are so simple we often forget about them. Changing out the batteries in our solar lights along the walkway is one of those simple chores. It has gotten to the point where only 3 or 4 out of the 12…