Best Dahlias for Cut Flowers If you have been following along on my Instagram this summer, you have maybe seen a glimpse into my cut flower garden I put in this year on the farm. This winter I started so many different seeds. Zinnias, snapdragons, celosia, globe amaranth, strawflowers, and cosmos. Even though I love…
Agriculture
How To Start Seeds 101
How To Start Seeds 101 Gosh, it feels like spring outside this week. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, cows are calving, and the days are getting longer. All signaling, before too long, it will be time to get started planting in the garden and fields. In the past few years, I’ve enjoyed…
Candied Red Hot Cinnamon Pickles
Candied Red Hot Cinnamon Pickles Cucumbers are the one vegetable in my garden that seem to yield well year after year. I’m not complaining. They are great to eat fresh, in this Creamy Cucumber and Onion Salad, and pickles. Lots and lots of pickles. One of our favorites to can is this recipe for Candied…
Mom’s Homemade Salsa
Mom’s Homemade Salsa Our growing season this year has been a little unusual. First off, through most of the month of April and all of May it rained and rained. Delaying our crop planting and in turn, delaying our garden planting. Pushing back the harvest times a bit. Our garden tomatoes are just starting to…
How to Grow Cucumbers
How to Grow Cucumbers Spring finally seems to have sprung around here after a ridiculously long, cold, and snowy winter. A few weeks ago, I even broke down and started some tomatoes and cabbage seeds for my garden. Now don’t start believing that I am Martha Stewart, most years my garden is both under watered…
Annual Tractor Ride
Annual Tractor Ride For the past few years, a local group of guys put on an Annual Tractor Ride at the end of August that travels around Shelby County. The tractor ride’s route varies from year to year. Taking different back roads, stopping in various towns, parks, and attractions along the drive. This years ride…