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Thursday, July 8, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Garden update. July 06
Here's a garden update for July. Things are doing okay, although i'm still feeling very behind.
We are so dependent on rain, that i can't do any weeding or planting until it rains again. It's been around two weeks without rain, and there is not much chance of it this week. making me feel even farther behind.
i pulled most of my cold crops, leaving a empty space in the middle of my main garden. i've been planning to put in more beans and cucumbers, but need that rain!!
We are so dependent on rain, that i can't do any weeding or planting until it rains again. It's been around two weeks without rain, and there is not much chance of it this week. making me feel even farther behind.
i pulled most of my cold crops, leaving a empty space in the middle of my main garden. i've been planning to put in more beans and cucumbers, but need that rain!!
Despite the lack of water, blueberries are doing great! i've frozen around 5 quarts and still have tons to pick. Frozen blueberries are such a treat for us when it's super hot out. We just started getting blackberries, but they are big and sweet and the canes are completely loaded. i'll definitely be making blackberry jam this week.
We are finally getting zucchini, i've picked two so far. It won't long before we have more than we know what to do with. My plantings are very staggered this year, somewhat unintentionally...so i'm hoping i'll have a good season.
Yellow squash are catching up. They had a very slow start, but recently really sprouted and i'll be able to pick these in just another day.
i have green tomatoes big enough to pick! My tomato plants look incredibly good this year. We usually get hit with blight really early on. This year, i have really good healthy looking plants. i'm just starting to see a few signs of blight, but i'm really encouraged by how well they are doing compared to past year. We've already enjoyed fried green tomatoes a few times this year, thanks to our local farm market. i haven't decided on whether to pick these guys green or let them ripen.
Here's a tiny peek at my main garden. i'm not especially proud of it this year. ha ha. However, the flowers this year do make up for it! What your looking at is two rows of soy beans, a row of purple beans and a row of yellow beans. In the far back i have scarlet runners and cucumbers on bamboo tripods. To the left of the beans (not picture) is the huge empty space where my peas were. To the left of that (also not pictured) is red lettuce, carrots and Swiss chard that the goats decimated one afternoon. lol. There are also tomatoes, peppers and sunflowers behind all of that.
We are starting to get yellow beans, despite the Mexican bean beetles attempt to destroy them. We deal with these every year, have tried soapy water, neem oil and DE. i'm currntly out there every evening picking them off and destroying all the eggs and larva. Anyone have any tips on getting rid of them for good?
Most of my peppers plants look really full and healthy. This one doesn't, yet it's the only one with nice sized peppers on it. :) Funny how that works. All my peppers are full of blossoms, so we should be seeing lots of pretty peppers soon.
These border the front of my main garden. The flowers are really looking amazing this year, and definitely makes up for my vegetable garden not looking it's best. i'll post another garden update after we get a good rain, and things fill in a bit more. i've been taking lots of flower and butterfly pictures too, so you can expect a post on that soon!
We are finally getting zucchini, i've picked two so far. It won't long before we have more than we know what to do with. My plantings are very staggered this year, somewhat unintentionally...so i'm hoping i'll have a good season.
Yellow squash are catching up. They had a very slow start, but recently really sprouted and i'll be able to pick these in just another day.
i have green tomatoes big enough to pick! My tomato plants look incredibly good this year. We usually get hit with blight really early on. This year, i have really good healthy looking plants. i'm just starting to see a few signs of blight, but i'm really encouraged by how well they are doing compared to past year. We've already enjoyed fried green tomatoes a few times this year, thanks to our local farm market. i haven't decided on whether to pick these guys green or let them ripen.
Here's a tiny peek at my main garden. i'm not especially proud of it this year. ha ha. However, the flowers this year do make up for it! What your looking at is two rows of soy beans, a row of purple beans and a row of yellow beans. In the far back i have scarlet runners and cucumbers on bamboo tripods. To the left of the beans (not picture) is the huge empty space where my peas were. To the left of that (also not pictured) is red lettuce, carrots and Swiss chard that the goats decimated one afternoon. lol. There are also tomatoes, peppers and sunflowers behind all of that.
We are starting to get yellow beans, despite the Mexican bean beetles attempt to destroy them. We deal with these every year, have tried soapy water, neem oil and DE. i'm currntly out there every evening picking them off and destroying all the eggs and larva. Anyone have any tips on getting rid of them for good?
Most of my peppers plants look really full and healthy. This one doesn't, yet it's the only one with nice sized peppers on it. :) Funny how that works. All my peppers are full of blossoms, so we should be seeing lots of pretty peppers soon.
These border the front of my main garden. The flowers are really looking amazing this year, and definitely makes up for my vegetable garden not looking it's best. i'll post another garden update after we get a good rain, and things fill in a bit more. i've been taking lots of flower and butterfly pictures too, so you can expect a post on that soon!
New work listed on Etsy.
My husband just listed a bunch of new work on etsy. Since this is how we make our living, i'm going to promote a bit! Lots of pretties to look at!!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Crocheted Play Food Giveaway!
Hello everyone!! Time for another giveaway!!
i absolutely love to make play foods for my kids out of both felt and crochet. You cans ee some examples of my crocheted play food here on my website and here on my facebook fan page.
i often make it with the intention of putting it up for sale, although most of the time Sage just claims it or it sits in a bin with all the other items i've made but never actually put up for sale. These two sets are examples of that. They have just been sitting in my bin too long, and need to be played with.
Winner gets choice of Prize #1 or Prize #2.
Prize #1 Cherry cheesecake and a mug of tea, lavender set.
Prize #2 Cherry pie, and a mug of tea, blue set.
This is a quick giveaway for my facebook fans!
One winner may choose between set #1 or #2.
**Mandatory Entry**
You must be a facebook fan to enter!! Just leave a comment, saying 'i'm a facebook fan' and leave your facebook id, so i can verify. That's it!
IMPORTANT: Don't forget to leave an email address so i can contact you if you win!!
**Bonus Entries**
Bonus entries are not required. However, you may do one or all to increase your chance of winning! If you are already a fan, or already following that counts as an extra entry!
1. You get one bonus entry for being a fan of my Husband's glass fan page ! Just leave a separate comment saying your a fan and your facebook name so i can verify.
2. You can get one more bonus entry by leaving me a comment letting me know which set you would chose!
So that's a total of 3 comments/entries possible.
**Bonus Entries**
Bonus entries are not required. However, you may do one or all to increase your chance of winning! If you are already a fan, or already following that counts as an extra entry!
1. You get one bonus entry for being a fan of my Husband's glass fan page ! Just leave a separate comment saying your a fan and your facebook name so i can verify.
2. You can get one more bonus entry by leaving me a comment letting me know which set you would chose!
So that's a total of 3 comments/entries possible.
This giveaway is sponsored by me, i just like to give things away as a thank you to those who have showed support of my work all these years. Allowing my husband and i to stay/work at home with our children.:)
**Rules**
- Giveaway ends Sat, July10th 2010 at 11:59pm EST
- Winner will be chosen via Random.Org., and contacted by email, i also always post winners name on the blog and i will post on facebook fanpage.
- Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email or another winner will be chosen
- Giveaway open to USA shipping addresses only
The Hunt for Monarch eggs...
Yesterday, we were visited by a lovely Monarch butterfly. This is the first one of the season!! She spend quite a bit of time gliding around the yard, spinning circles and fluttering from flower top to flower top!
Spotting our first monarch means it's time to go butterfly egg hunting. We love to collect monarch caterpillars and the eggs and raise them inside. We went for a hike, and scoped out all the milkweed along the road.
The county mowers will come and mow all of this down. So we like to rescue all the caterpillars and eggs before that happens. Many people think milkweed is just a weed.
We think it's beautiful!
We think it's beautiful!
The kids checking for caterpillars.
We flipped up every leaf, but didn't find any caterpillars or eggs. We did however find this guy.
A little red-backed jumping spider.
We also found this pretty little Haploa Moth - Haploa lecontei (i think)
A little red-backed jumping spider.
We also found this pretty little Haploa Moth - Haploa lecontei (i think)
and a female Eastern tiger swallow tail...
and blackberries!
We found just a few ripe, oh...but what a treat!
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