Planting a strawberry patch
I finished and filled two more raised beds last week and planted 24 strawberry starts. In one bed there is a June-bearing variety called Sparkle which is our favorite tasting…
Share
Gardening
50 posts
Seed starting lessons learned
This year was my first serious attempt at starting seeds indoors. Oh, I’ve made half-hearted attempts before, trying to get through a long Winter, planting random herbs in peat pods in the…
Share
Tulip bloom
There’s nothing more beautiful than a dense bed of tulips, so last Fall I planted a couple hundred tulip bulbs in our four raised beds and then waited out a…
Share
Black Gold: Profiting from the community compost site
Good dirt is hard to find. Last year I filled four raised beds one shovelful at a time with dirt from our recently plowed field. It was possibly the most…
Share
Maple syrup and more
Been a busy week here at the Grovestead. We finished bottling the last of our maple syrup on Wednesday. We collected a little over 2 gallons of syrup this year…
Share
Planting days are here at last!
The weather finally cooperated long enough for us to till and begin planting our garden on Monday. I took the day off and with the help of my awesome sister-in-law Lisa…
Share