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…
Gardening
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…
Strawberry Rhubarb Dessert Bars
Strawberry Rhubarb Dessert Bars It’s that time of year. Rhubarb season! That slightly tart treat that keeps coming back year after year in my garden. Crispy and the most beautiful shade of red. A favorite to use in a variety of recipes. Including this one for Strawberry Rhubarb Dessert Bars.
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…
Easy Cheesy Zucchini Casserole
Easy Cheesy Zucchini Casserole It’s coming into late summer and that means the garden is kicking out plenty of fresh produce (more if those dang tomatoes ever decide to turn from green to red)! What is one vegetable that always seems to out produce what you can do with it? Zucchini! So try this recipe…