Summer Garden week 3
Just a few short weeks after we have planted the ground we have some major plants and sprouts growing on. Even our tomato plants have a few tomatoes on them. But we did had an squirrel attack on our Kandy Corn that DT planted in our old garden, ugh. Other than that we have been […]
Summer Garden week 1 or 2
By the light of the of the full moon, DT planted our new, improved, bigger, glorious, will produce enough food for all of Southeast Texas Garden, ok I got carried away there. But not only did we plant our new huge garden, but we also planted our old smaller but still large garden. So seriously […]
Goodbye Winter Garden, Hello Summer
The end has come to our winter garden, we still have several cabbage and lots of spinach left so we picked it all and DT tilled the garden. I have been busy making Sauerkraut. I am so excited for how it will turn out, it takes about 4 weeks to ferment, so my fingers are crossed. I […]
Country living
On a recent trip to DT parents house we enjoyed the goats and DT tilled his parents huge garden, maybe oneday ours will be so big. My In laws have goats and chickens and since spring is apon us lots of baby goats. So very cute! This little mama had twins (boy and girl), she is a […]
Garden Variety Week 14
I haven’t posted any garden updates in two weeks since we aren’t at the house and have been consumed by the remodel. Our garden is growing wonderfully in our absence. The carrots are coming along nicely so hopefully in a week or two we will have garden carrots. The broccoli is almost fully picked, and […]
Garden Variety Week 12
The garden has come such a long way and in just 12 short weeks. So far we have harvested, mustard greens, spinach, lettuce, green shallots, broccoli and just today cabbage. How exciting! We have had a very mild winter this year in texas and today it was 75 crazy right? For weeks now we will have a few […]
New Years Day Feast
Every year my parents cook a traditional New Years day feast with all the traditional foods for good luck and prosperity. This year’s feast was awesome. And I didn’t cook one thing!! Thanks MOM! We had rib eye roast with horseradish sauce, sauteed cabbage, black-eyed pea cornbread, rice and gravy. The cornbread was mixed with black eyed peas, sausage […]
Garden Variety Part 10
Wow its been 10 weeks since we have planted the garden and it has grown so much its amazing. I broccoli and Cabbage heads are really getting bigger and hopefully it won’t be long before we have some to eat. The carrots are coming along well and getting bigger I am hoping they will be […]
Garden Variety Part 9
The garden is growing along wonderfully and this week we harvested some mustard spinach, spinach, and green shallots tops. I made a great dish and used all the garden veggies. The cabbage now have very distinct heads forming and the broccoli have about 1-2 inch sprouts, its so exciting!! The weather has had it’s up’s […]
Garden Variety Part 8
The garden is doing great still growing strong and the broccoli has the start of broccoli heads, I am so excited! The greens are ready to eat and we are going to pull some this weekend and use it in the Busy day lo mein recipe. I can’t wait it will be so much fun. […]
