Squash bugs are YUCK and very annoying. Once they get a hold in your garden there is no easy way to remove them and keep them out. They will lay eggs and eat (AKA destroy) your squash plants. The will also go on cucumber plants and pumpkin plants as well. Preventative measures are the best… Continue reading Squash Bugs
So, my garden took a hit this year. With my health issues my seedlings were forgotten. Then after they were planted the crazy amount of bunnies this year have caused another problem. So thankfully my kind neighbors had some extra sweet cherry tomato plants and cucumber pants. Then another wonderful lady I know planted extra… Continue reading Gardens coming along
So, where I live the normal standard for planting in the ground is after Mother’s Day. Well that was the other weekend, so my tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, dill, zucchini, and yellow squash are planted. We have been taking the plants outside to get the sun and breeze to help harden them off for like two… Continue reading Backyard Planted
These meatballs are easy and flavorful they also tend to disappear quickly. My hubby is a hunter and got a deer during bow season. So, I have been learning how to cook the venison. I was very worried that knowing what I was eating would make me not like it. So I asked for advice,… Continue reading Venison Meatballs
You guys hubby and I had to have a serious conversation about our back yard. It can get flooded in places, the gardens need to be redone or removed due to tree growth, then there is the depression in the ground and more. The first year we moved in … actually within the first few… Continue reading Backyard update
So, I started this blog because I was learning how to be a country girl. I am still a work in progress. I garden – I only partially dislike it still… you know spiders, dirt, and bugs. I like to can or freeze the produce I grow or buy locally. I am working on my… Continue reading Next Home Improvement Project – Drywall Texture
So, I am a very lucky girl. I don’t know if I have ever told you this before, but my husband is a Handyman. Well I recently started to work with/for him. Which means I am learning or trying to learn some of his knowledge so I can help him when needed. Which is helpful… Continue reading Learning Home Improvements
So our garden this year had to be changed up a little. Our first garden bed in the shape of an E is on its last leg. This year will be that last year for it. It is rotting but more than that because we could fix that, the trees have grown in such a… Continue reading Garden update!
Our ladies are not the nicest ladies to each other. They have pulled each others feathers out. They are not nice. We are always looking for ways to make their lives and space better so they will be nicer to each other. So we know, I should say I NOW know, the chickens will eat… Continue reading Chicken Coop Upgrade
So my garden plans are done. We had to remove boxes this year. The growth of our tree and neighbors trees have plunged those boxes into way to much shade. It makes me sad but it also is a good thing. We planted some more flowering plants that like shade there to help bring pollinators… Continue reading Gardens / Plants / Mother’s Day
