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Karri Armstrong
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I feel your pain - I could do nothing in August OR September! Started a little late, but I have some tomatoes that are looking great for as little as I've done to them.
BTW, love the chicken/rooster story - you're too cute!
Commented Nov 13, 2010 on Coming out of my August hibernation at Our Backyard Homestead
Coming out of my August hibernation
Three years in a row, this does not look good for me! Three years that I have had every aspiration for a beautiful fall garden and three years that I have failed to produce on such goals. The first year I had a legitimate excuse. Coming down with pneumonia in the middle of July was not p...
You're pics look great & continue to inspire me. Glad you mentioned irrigation for the fall, because that was something I had not thought of. Thanks!
Commented Jul 23, 2010 on Operation Keep it Alive at Our Backyard Homestead
Operation Keep it Alive
Watermelon that decided to grow in the middle of the tomato cage. Ahhh, the "joy" of gardening in Texas in 100 degree heat! This summer has been rough because while we had lots of winter rain, we have had very little rain at our house since early March. When 100 degree days set in in June, ...
The pizza looks yummy & I love the red pepper. My bell pepper plant has only produced one in the past 2 months, so you've inspired me not to give up on peppers!
Commented Jul 10, 2010 on Pizza night, garden style at Our Backyard Homestead
Pizza night, garden style
Breaking news! We have now tried both the malabar spinach and the purslane!! Not only have we tried it, but we had it two nights in a row. Last night I went out in the rain to pick some to add to our salad. Tonight I made it out in between storms in order to pick toppings for our pizza. ...
Wow...great pics & glad to hear the garden survived. Limas? Hadn't thought of that & I like the idea!
Commented Jul 8, 2010 on Weeds don't take vacations at Our Backyard Homestead
Weeds don't take vacations
We are back from our fourth annual Fourth of July celebration at Swan Lake in South Dakota. Such a fun time! On our way home, we packed a 13 hour drive in 16!! The kids happily gorged on videos all day while Matt and I took several diversions on our photo scavenger hunt. We narrowly avoided ...
What a great picture! We received lots of rain this past weekend, but sunshine & hot today, so your garden should be fine.
Be safe traveling home & I look forward to future posts.
Commented Jul 6, 2010 on Happy Fourth of July at Our Backyard Homestead
Happy Fourth of July
We are enjoying a wonderful time with Stephanie's grandma in South Dakota. The flooding rains they have had this spring have brought out bugs of every kind in mass quantity. While there has been much complaining about the mosquitoes and gnats, these dragonflies provided a bit of a silver linin...
What do you mean by "volunteer" plant or seed?
Commented Jun 29, 2010 on Good things come to those who wait at Our Backyard Homestead
Good things come to those who wait
Every day is a learning experience in the garden. Most of the time I feel completely clueless and shocked when we actually have something that grows from a tiny seed to a beautiful fruit or vegetable that we can eat. My lesson this week is that maybe picking berries every day wasn't the be...
Can't wait to try the pancake mix. And, it sounds like I need to get a waffle maker! Thanks!
Commented Jun 29, 2010 on Whole Wheat Pancakes at Our Backyard Homestead
Whole Wheat Pancakes
When we began transitioning to using whole grains, we started with blender batter waffles. Here is a link to the step by step process and recipe we used the first time. You will find lots of great info on this website! We were shocked that the waffles tasted nothing like my previous experi...
Great photos, Stephanie. I think I'm going to try for onions next year now!
Commented Jun 26, 2010 on Real Food is Dirty at Our Backyard Homestead
Real Food is Dirty
Buying grocery store onions, I don't think I ever gave thought to the fact that onions grow in the dirt. I harvested the remainder of the onions this week. I didn't count the total number we ended up with but it should keep me from buying any onions for much of the summer! I planted onion...
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