As we head towards Fall, remember to dry fresh herbs for winter! If you live in an area that freezes, most likely your fresh herbs won’t make it through winter. I have started drying oregano, basil, dill, mint, sage and […]
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Storing Harvested Potatoes for the Winter
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Our neighbors blessed us with over a bushel of potatoes! We are so grateful to have neighbors that share their food bounty. These are the same neighbors that shared their green bean crop with us. So what are we going […]
Read the full article →Garden Update: Spoiled Fruit, Volunteer Plants
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What happens when a melon rots in your garden? In some instances, you will have volunteer melon plants! We have had a ton of rain this summer in central Virginia. Like close to 25″ of rain since June. Our muskmelon’s […]
Read the full article →Time to Plant a Fall Garden
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It’s time to start planting your fall garden! I planted a few seeds last week and I am planting more this weekend. I am planning on peas, lettuce, spinach, kale and swiss chard. These are all things that grow well […]
Read the full article →Perennials: Update on Saving Your Geraniums
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Geraniums are one of my (Litsa’s) favorite flowers! Last year, I shared how they evoke childhood memories of our vacations in Greece. Additionally, I wrote about how these flowers welcome us to our backdoor in West Tennessee as we come […]
Read the full article →3 Types of Flowers to Plant in a Vegetable Garden
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This year I planted three flowering plants in our vegetable garden. These flowering plants all ward off pests. The other benefit is they attract bees! We need bees in the garden for pollination. Borage: Is a tall blue flowering herb. […]
Read the full article →Easy Succulents for Everyone
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Containers full of easy succulents grace the shelves of Lowe’s each season but they are not plants that I (Litsa) tend to gravitate towards. However, at my uncle’s house in Greece these succulents overflowed each summer out of ceramic pots […]
Read the full article →How to Cure Onions for Storage
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A couple of weeks ago, our neighbor invited us over to pick from the garden. You might remember that I tried my hand at canning green beans and we ended up with a TON! We also picked onions from […]
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