Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a wonderful day! I'm so tired right now that I can't think of anything else to write, so I'll leave you with a paragraph from my other blog.
Every Christmas day, before we check out stockings or open presents my Dad reads the Christmas story. It is a great reminder that Christmas is not about the presents we receive or give each other. Christmas is about the gift God gave us when He sent His son to take human form and live on the earth. As you write notes thanking others for their gifts, take a moment to thank God for His gift.
I'm making plans to get back to regular blogging next year, so stay tuned!
Sarah
Friday, December 25, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Green Thumb Sunday 12-13-09
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday; visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
As I was sorting pictures today, I found this one of our fall decorations.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
GTS 11-22-09
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday; visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
Every Sunday I think to myself "I should really post something for Green Thumb Sunday." Then I do nothing. Yesterday I thought about it, and decided to try and take some pictures today. Nearly all the flowers have died, but I found these snapdragons and Calendula plants in my Mom's garden.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Tomato Survey
Check out the tomato survey at Mother Earth News. I just took, it and it was very interesting to read the results. The most interesting result was that most people who've taken the survey preserve their tomatoes by freezing them. There is nowhere near enough room in our freezer to freeze all the tomatoes. I usually make pizza sauce with most of the tomatoes. Most years I try to save seeds, but since the blight struck so early this year there wasn't any decent fruit to collect from.
This year I grew two heirloom varieties: Illinois Beauty and Rose. I also grew my now-favorite saladette tomato, Juliet. The Rose tomatoes were huge, like the Brandywines that I grew for a few years. I liked the Illinois Beauty a lot better. They had a nice, uniform round shape, about the size of a softball. They also stayed shorter and didn't end up sprawled all over the ground. Although I use tomato cages, the Rose tomato plants were twice as tall as the cages and a lot of the fruit ended up on the ground and was cannibalized by slugs.
Earlier in the year, Gardener's Supply Company sent out the Grow What You Eat Challenge. The challenge is to plant a garden that will produce at least 10 pounds of food. It has been very interesting to weigh all my produce. Even though I had a lot of trouble with the weather and early blight, I got 39.5 pounds of tomatoes. I was again amazed at the produce from the Juliet plant - 2o Pounds!
More on the Grow What You Eat Challenge coming soon!
Sarah
This year I grew two heirloom varieties: Illinois Beauty and Rose. I also grew my now-favorite saladette tomato, Juliet. The Rose tomatoes were huge, like the Brandywines that I grew for a few years. I liked the Illinois Beauty a lot better. They had a nice, uniform round shape, about the size of a softball. They also stayed shorter and didn't end up sprawled all over the ground. Although I use tomato cages, the Rose tomato plants were twice as tall as the cages and a lot of the fruit ended up on the ground and was cannibalized by slugs.
Earlier in the year, Gardener's Supply Company sent out the Grow What You Eat Challenge. The challenge is to plant a garden that will produce at least 10 pounds of food. It has been very interesting to weigh all my produce. Even though I had a lot of trouble with the weather and early blight, I got 39.5 pounds of tomatoes. I was again amazed at the produce from the Juliet plant - 2o Pounds!
More on the Grow What You Eat Challenge coming soon!
Sarah
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