We raised our beds to promote soil warmth. We learned that Mesoamericans raised their beds to enable them to garden in swampy areas. As long as the irrigation channels remained wet from the swamp, no watering necessary!
Tag: gardening
Day 141
Our citrus plant is flowering!
Fresh pumpkin, the fast way
The first year in this house, we grew pumpkins in our garden. They took up way more room than we anticipated but were the coolest thing we’d ever grown to date. In my mind, if you grow your own pumpkins, you can’t just carve them and toss them. You have to eat them too. My...
Day 74
Save the peppers from Sandy!
Day 57
A good friend of ours turned some of our hot peppers into hot fudge!
Day 35
What would you do with a plethora of peppers? We’re dehydrating a bunch just so they won’t go bad, but there are plenty more on the plant. They are in the cayenne family and VERY spicy.
Day 25
Harvest time! (The ones on the bottom left are yellow and purple carrots.)
Garden Tour
The strawberries this year have been amazing. The hotter weather lately has made them smaller but no less sweet. We’re trying onions again this year. Last year we planted too late and too deep. This year they look much better. We’re even seeing some bulbing! Potatoes were also anti-climatic last year. We’re giving another go...