Time in the garden daily would be bliss, but you know…life. Even if you do get time, it never seems to be enough to get it all done (at least here). This year I planted 12 seed trays of vegetables, perennials, and annuals. It was a lot to plant and maintain what I already had …
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Dehydrating Bananas
It really is handy to have snacks on hand that aren’t loaded with sugar and bananas are SO darn cheap, we always get at least 2-3 bundles at a time. When the kids aren’t gobbling up fresh bananas, they love banana chips (and I love that they don’t make a sticky toddler mess like fresh …
Dehydrating Potatoes
You may have an excess harvest of potatoes or, like me, bought a bunch at a ridiculously cheap price and don’t know what to do with them before they rot – do I have a solution for you! With a name like Lemonade Lessons, you really can’t expect that all these posts come out as …
Dehydrating Carrots
Carrot harvests from the garden come in large loads – too many to simply store in the refrigerator. Our last harvest filled nearly both produce drawers and we don’t eat them that fast. Carrots are excellent storage vegetables and can be stored long term in a root cellar, but without one, our summer carrots get …
Saving Tomatoes for Canning
So you want to can tomatoes or tomato sauce, but you only get a couple tomatoes at a time. What can you do? It’s never enough to can even a single can of tomatoes at a time and by the time you get more, they are likely to go bad, right? Well, yes and no. …
The Best Trick for Growing Carrots!
Carrots are such a delicious treat from the garden, but they can be a challenge to get them growing. Carrots have one of the longest germination times for any vegetable – 14 to 21 days (depending on variety). If you are just beginning gardener, germination time is roughly the time it takes for a seed …
There’s Still Time – Plant Your Fall Garden!
For many gardeners, fall signals the end to a growing season full of blooms and delicious harvests, but it doesn’t have to be the end. Fall is the most wonderful time for gardening! Cooler temperatures mean less pests, less watering, and overall less work with continuing rewards. You may think that since the last frost …