Category Archives: Lessons Learned
An Important Announcement About Gardening
I was getting all ready to start putting together posts about our recent awesome vacation in Dallas, but then something amazing happened that is putting the organization of our (kick-ass) pictures on hold. Look at this: Dozens of frying peppers, … Continue reading
Filed under Bonanza!, Garden, Harvested, Lessons Learned, We Grew This
Our Previous, Pathetic Life
A few days ago we decided to organize our old photos and upload them into flickr, where we can enjoy them more. To our delight, we stumbled onto scads of pictures of our first house, the home we bought long … Continue reading
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The Great Garlic Taste Test Of ’08
Now that the entire garlic crop has been picked and cured, it’s time to tackle that most onerous task: figuring out which one tastes best. The three contenders in today’s battle are, in no particular order: Persian Star Chesnok Red … Continue reading
Filed under 7. July, Garden, Harvested, Lessons Learned, Taste Test, We Grew This
The Garlicky Fruits Of Spring
The other day Pookie emailed me at work to say, “Check out this link — we need to investigate this green garlic thing!” I proceeded to spend a delightful afternoon reading the rest of Farmgirl Susan’s wonderful blog, and then … Continue reading
Filed under 5. May, Carbo Loading, Garden, Harvested, Lessons Learned, We Grew This
Lessons Learned #1
Dear Gentlewoman Farmer Pookie In The Future, This is Gentlewoman Farmer Pookie Of The Past, here, giving you some gardening advice. You should be reading this letter in January. It’s cold out, the garden beds are all covered over in … Continue reading
Filed under Garden, Lessons Learned
