With my first year of scapes I am trying all sorts of recipes. The one I think I am most excited for is this one, garlic scape mustard. I’ve always wanted to try making mustard so I found a few recipes, and as usual, mixed a few together and added some of my own ingredients,…
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May Comparisons
I’m a little late with this post, but better late than never! May was a warm month this year. The average temperature was 7C warmer than last year, and the evenings stayed warmer throughout the month. There was more sun and less clouds. It was certainly noticeable in the garden. With the weather being so…
Grassy Run
Last year we finally took out the run that ran up the side of our upper yard and beside our house. The inside fence posts had rotted and one good wind was going to knock it over so out it came. We were left with a strip of weedy dirt, which we planned to eventually…
Protecting The Berries Again
We love birds. Just about all birds. I would say the only bird I don’t appreciate are the doves. They are supposed to be these symbols of love and beauty, but I think their false hoot (so-called coo) and slug-sized poops are bothersome. Unfortunately we seem to have a few that have been hanging around…
Herb Planter
4 years ago, I was looking for a project to do with some scrap wood that I had accumulated, and I ended up building a cute little herb planter for on our walkway by the back door. I called it my scrappy scrapper, which you can read about in the post with the same name….
Irrigation Irritation
Irrigation is a wonderful thing once it is in, but running it can be irritating, so we have taken to calling it irritation lately. I am sure that we will be calling it irrigation now that it is all in and working properly, but getting to this point is always irritating. You think it will…
Lumberjacking
Fun fact, back in my theatre days, I was a stage manager for The Great Canadian Lumberjack show for the Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours. We put on a dinner theatre for guests that were passing through town on the train. The Lumberjack show, though somewhat theatrical in the script, was truly showcasing some great skills….
Little Big Garden
Well, the gardening days have been busy. We have been working away for 3 weeks in getting the beds on the left side of the yard planted and happy with irrigation. We have also managed planting a few sections of the right side, however majority of those beds still need to go in. With the…
Soil, Cover, Plant, Repeat.
We are now going on 2 weeks straight of getting the gardens prepared and planted with all of our delicious garden goodies. Opening up the other half of the yard to garden beds, has certainly doubled the work, but I like this better than building rock walls. Plus, the more area to grow, the more…
Taking Gardening To The Next Level
With the rock wall being complete, we now have all new levels of gardens to utilize this summer. The only issue is that I got ahead of myself again and all the stuff that needs to be planted now is planned for the new beds. That’s ok though. After years of working on rock walls,…
JK Building The Dream 