Turnip Harvest

I harvested the rest of the turnips to make way for the Spring garden. Although I’ve never had much luck with potatoes, I’m trying again this year.  This time in another spot, further away from where the black walnut trees were (toxic roots), with more...

Cracked the Carrot Code . . .

. . . and promptly forgot how I did it. And it only took, oh, nine months or so. I’ve never been able to grow carrots.  If you’ve read our book, Deanna even writes about it in the gardening chapter, how neither of us can grow a decent carrot, and how she...

Project Garden

My friend Stacy is a genius. Stacy wrote this great book about family garden togetherness activities. And (after reading it for myself, of course) I gave it to my mother for Nana Days. Nana Days are the greatest invention since electricity.  It’s where I take my...