Cooked A Christmas Pumpkin Pie But Couldn’t Wait
Merry Christmas to all and to all good eats. The original plan was to have Jenny make a pumpkin cheese cake and I would make a pumpkin pie or two. The thing is I forgot she had to work Monday,...
View ArticleGrowing Potatoes Above Ground, Sort Of
When Jenny and I started vegetable gardening in 2009 I tried growing some potatoes. The results were less than encouraging as we didn’t get many potatoes at all. Plus the potatoes we did get were on...
View ArticleCinderblock Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening
I was watching some vegetable gardening videos on Youtube this morning, always a great way to enjoy the first cup of java of the day. It gives me a chance to relax, entertain myself, and walk up a...
View ArticlePut Celery Ends In Water And Grew A New Plant
I heard that it’s possible to grow a entire celery plant from the root end you just by cutting it off the celery stalk and adding it to a container with water in it. I believe I first saw an image of...
View ArticleSetting Up My Vegetable Garden Seed Planting Station
Saturday, March 9th, 2013 was my 60th birthday, a major milestone in anyone’s life I think. It was also the night we set our clocks ahead an hour and it has me thinking about spring and getting ready...
View ArticleSetting Up My Seed Starting Station, Finally
Even though it’s –2C and snowing in Moncton I’m alright with it because the calendar says it’s Spring and now I can get ready to plants some garden seeds. Well I won’t be starting them outdoors at this...
View ArticleWhen Should I Be Planting My Vegetable Garden in New Brunswick Canada
When I talk with people about vegetable gardening here in New Brunswick, Canada, not New Jersey, I am quite often asked about when’s the best time to start a vegetable garden. My response is to ask...
View ArticleJust Enough Time to Start More Vegetable Garden Seeds
The cucumbers seeds I planted a week ago have sprouted and will be ready for bigger pots in a few more days. Great way to use up cardboard egg cartons before I tear them up and compost them. Today I...
View ArticleVegetable Garden Flooding By Tropical Storm Andrea
Time was running out to get my veggie garden planted earlier this year, just too much rain and too little draining in the garden. Then we hear the weather lady telling us to expect tropical storm...
View ArticleGetting Our Vegetable Garden Planted Again
Our vegetable garden hasn’t gotten off to a very good start this year. This spring it rained just enough to keep the garden from drying out. Casey offered to till our garden but it was just muck and...
View ArticleFinally Have My Vegetable Garden Planted
I have to say that Mother Nature’s timing sure sucked this year. She made it very tough to get my vegetable garden planted. Just about the time I was able to get in the garden it rained again. Then...
View ArticleOur Vegetable Garden Is Loving The Rain
I like to water my vegetable garden and raised beds every day when it’s not raining and if it’s a while between rains I like to give everything a deep soaking, especially our vegetable garden. Even...
View ArticleTomatoes Are Looking Bigger And Better Every Day
It was a little frustrating but we made it through the rain and flooding that happened after the first planting of our vegetable garden. My new tomato plants are doing great and are only about two...
View ArticleOur First Tomatoes To Ripen Are Tiny Tim Tomatoes
I know I’ve complained, probably too much, about how wet our vegetable garden has been this year but today I’ve have happy news. Vegetable garden 2013 has finally had time to dry out and my plants are...
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