I planted seven pepper plants this weekend and started hardening off the tomatoes, so the greenhouse is becoming very crowded. J and I have been brainstorming different ways to expand the greenhouse and make more room for plants this year and next. One option we’ve looked into is utilizing a green stalk, where layers of plants are stacked on top…
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Late last year, I put my first real “rescue box” crop in the ground—garlic. It was also the very first crop I put into the ground upon moving to the farm. I swear, growing your own garlic is so much better than buying it at the store… I had planted 24 cloves and most of them came up in late…
The wonderful thing about living on a farm is discovering all of the native plants that grow without being coaxed. Just by exploring our property, I came across this plantain plant, which is highly accessible even in very poor soil (think GRAVEL) and has abundant healing properties and medicinal uses! Next time I get stung by a bee, I’m chewing…
I checked on the mango seeds this weekend and was surprised to see that they had sprouted. I removed them from their wet paper towel cave and gave them their own containers. Here’s hoping they’ll thrive as the days warm up, and I’ll soon have two little mango trees to boast about!
On Sunday morning, J made us a scramble and I topped mine with cress microgreens, which made for a spicy and delicious breakfast. It’s not easy to find a ton of ways to integrate greens into breakfast, but microgreens have given me tiny harvest dopamine and lots of ways to spice up every meal. Now that I’m regularly growing my…
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