Playing in the Dirt

Black-Eyed Susan

My Black-Eyed Susan has started to bloom! 🎉 Read more
First Saskatoons of the Season

Mmmm, the first saskatoons of the season. These saskatoons grow wild all over our property, but I’d like to plant other varieties too in the future. Ours are delicious, but not very plentiful, and most grow surrounded by poison ivy. I love to eat mine fresh with just a bit of milk poured on top,…… Read more
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring…

I definitely don’t need to water the garden today! I recently bought a new rain gauge, as our old one had cracked, and I wanted a better idea of how much water the plants were getting. I just put it in one of the beds over the weekend, and I’ve already gotten good use out…… Read more
Fireweed

This plant has really put the “weed” in “fireweed.” I only just planted it with a small seedling about a month ago, and it’s already grown to be nearly two feet wide! I can’t wait to see the beautiful flowers it’s supposed to produce, but I’m definitely going to have to move a few of…… Read more
A Radish Harvest and a Recipe to Try

For my first harvest from the garden, I got to try these radishes this week. They grew quite a bit bigger than I was intending, as they really weren’t ready the last time I checked them — apparently they grow faster than I thought! These were supposed to be a sweeter variety, but they definitely…… Read more
Haskaps for #PollinatorWeek2023

I only just go these haskap shrubs from the greenhouse a few weeks ago, but they came with berries already growing on them, so I got to taste a few this year. The berries are a lot more sour than I was expecting, but not unpleasantly so. I’ve heard them described in comparison to raspberries…… Read more