Image by lembrik on Freepik Our First Garden Story The first year we gardened, we really flew-by-the-seat-of-our-pants and had no idea there was a difference between growing cold-weather vs warm-weather plants. We just got all excited and giddy. We were going to have a garden full of beautiful vegetables. We’d go out to our…
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Continue ReadingKatie from the food and gardening blog Dishin & Dishes shares her favorite seeds to plant in her garden and where she gets them.
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Continue ReadingOklahoma food blogger Katie Johnstonbaugh shares how to grow tomatoes vertically using less space in small gardens
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Continue ReadingCreating a DIY fairy garden at home can be a fun project for kids and adults alike!
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Continue ReadingI woke this morning and stretched lazily. For some reason I really had a hard time opening my eyes. As my senses came into focus, I realized why. The soft patter of rain on the skylight in our room kept wanting to lull me back to sleep. Last week we visited my parents and brother in…
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This bowl seems to never diminish on my kitchen counter. It’s late November, Thanksgiving is next week, and these doggone heirlooms are still producing like troopers. We’ve cleaned up most of the leaves from the backyard, but we haven’t pulled these plants out yet, sickly as they might look. I’m particularly happy about the picture…
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Remember my newly harvested Black Krim heirlooms? This is the best recipe for eating them. Ready? Are you sure? Okay, here we go… Step #1 – slice them up. Step #2 -salt and pepper them. Step #3 – if needed, drizzle a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Okay, okay, a little fresh basil shredded…
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This is that time. That time when you know all your mothering, your care, your watering and weeding is going to pay off. This is the time when you begin scouring for recipes with tomato in them. Did I mention previously that all the markers I put on these tomatoes blew away in the Oklahoma…
