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The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan is a fascinating “Plant’s-eye view of the world”. I loved this book and wanted to share it as a great winter read for the gardener. Pollan is an excellent writer, one of those that you want to savor and not read too fast. I loved his plant’s . . . → Read More: The Botany of Desire, Review 
Autumn Leave
In late summer we find it hard to continue to weed the garden and keep up with the harvest. We relax about this and know that the next stage of our garden is ” putting to bed” before winter sets in. Ours’ is an “in the ground” garden as apposed to . . . → Read More: Putting The Garden To Bed 
We love compost. We love adding to our compost pile. We love the idea of using and recycling from our garden and kitchen. What we don’t love is high maintenance composting. We have come up with a method that works for us, doesn’t require a degree in chemistry and only requires that you be a . . . → Read More: Lazy Composting 
Dried Garlic October is the last month for planting you winter garden. Here is a list of those crops that should be planted outside and those to plant in your cold frame or greenhouse: Garlic and Shallots can be planted in October, covered with straw for the winter and harvested next summer. Winter Radish . . . → Read More: Winter Gardening October Planting Guide 
This time of year we take those tasty home grown or Farmer’s Market tomatoes and make them into our own canned red sauce for pasta. This comes in handy in the winter for those quick meals after working late. Here is our recipe and instructions for making and canning red sauce. It will take a . . . → Read More: Canning Your Own Pasta Sauce 
At the right of this post is a category called “Don’t Miss These Articles“. If you click on that you will see that we have published close to 90 different articles. The posts from last September are a journal for the month of September no matter what the year is. So, if you are reading . . . → Read More: Winter Gardening Guide as Journal
This year we have an abundance of apples and raspberries. It can be a challenge to come up with creative ways to store the bounty. Of course some of those winter keeper apples will go into the fruit cellar, some will be canned into applesauce, and some given to friends and neighbors. This year we . . . → Read More: Storing the Bountiful Harvest 
If you want to be happy for one day, get drunk. If you want to be happy for one week, go traveling. If you want to be happy for one month, get married. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, become a gardener. Old Chinese Proverb
This proverb sets the tone . . . → Read More: Homesteading Book Review 
We continue to seed the winter garden into November. From mid-September to mid-November you can still plant Corn Salad also called Vit or Mache. This winter green is considered to be the hardiest of all salad greens for your cold frame, cloche or green house. We plant 1/2 the space in our cold frame with . . . → Read More: Late Plantings for Your Winter Garden 
Late Harvest How to Store Onions, Potatoes, Apples, and Carrots for Winter Storing Onions The first step in curing onions for harvest is to leave the leaves intact and let them dry in an airy place out of the sun for a few weeks. When the outer skins are completely dry, then you . . . → Read More: Storing the Harvest for Winter |
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