living simply and embracing imperfection
…e rest of the flat of seedlings consisted of broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage (or “cole” crops). I planted in the same way, except I used 1/2 cup of the fertilizer in each hole. I spaced these at a 3 plants, then 2 plants alternate spacing.
I always cover my cole crops with a floating row cover (and I have some small hoops) and usually keep it on the entire season because I’ve lost whole crops to aphids and worms in the…
…n each freezer bag (you’ll get 1-2 bags from each recipe), label it and put it in the freezer.
You’ll be glad you did.
Lemon-Garlic Roasted Vegetables {and Bisque} 2-3 medium zucchini and/or summer squash 2 sweet bell peppers (orange, red, or yellow) 2 carrots 1 onion 3-4 cloves garlic 1/2 c. mixed fresh herbs (such as basil, rosemary,thyme, chives, and parsley) Zest and juice of one l…
…binder. Looking at this picture I sorta wish I had a more attractive binder. But, hey, it’s easy to keep clean. You know…being vinyl and all. OK, it’s not a thing of beauty, but it has been with me for about 15 years now so it’s obviously doing it’s job. And it’s only a 1-inch binder because I just keep what I need to (sometimes I wish I remembered a certain plant and how it performed, but never enough to spend…
…like to, but I tend to be planning and dreaming about then, totally forgetting that I could actually be DOING something. And I’ve not really taken advantage of my cold frames in order to get some greens earlier than the 1st of May, but it’s a goal of mine, so it remains on the list.
I have found that the planning makes my vegetable gardening easier, and I hope this checklist will help you, too.
-Jami …
…e and I can have a bigger area dedicated to my raised beds. This is the design I came up with for our new area:
The beds on the left are asparagus beds. They are permanent as asparagus can produce for more than 20 years. I hadn’t grown asparagus before and it is a wonder to see those shoots coming up about this time each year!
The 6 beds on the right are my main vegetable beds. I rotate crops through them each year to…
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