Category Archives: Gardening

Can’t get enough of that glow

Posted on November 30, 2011 by jq

The temperature dips, the rains move in, the cats look cold. Whatever the reason, we love having a wood fire. There is nothing like the heat, smell, sound and look of a wood fire. Lucky for us, we grow our … Continue reading →

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Apples: an EXtreme canning experience

Posted on October 27, 2011 by jq

A friend gave us apples from her Gravenstein apple tree. Crisp, tart and flavorful we canned jars of apple butter, apple sauce, and apple-pie filling. We filled bins with dehydrated apples. We even made our own pectin. We tossed the … Continue reading →

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Good to the last drop

Posted on August 12, 2011 by jq

The greenhouse catches the sun from dawn to the last sunbeam of the day. 

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Shovel workouts …

Posted on August 3, 2011 by jq

One of the projects that got put off by the loss of our roofing material was a greenhouse. JQ and Gisela selected a 8X6 model early in the spring with the intention of having a place to get a jump … Continue reading →

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Kitchen in full mode

Posted on July 22, 2011 by jq

The pickling cukes are perfect. After last year’s success with fermented pickles, we have 12 lbs. of them fermenting in a crock. The process takes about 3 weeks and requires daily skimming of scum. I assure you, this process is … Continue reading →

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Taste of summer …

Posted on July 21, 2011 by jack

Ironically the summer weather had abandoned us and in it’s place the perfect weather for canning. Used a low sugar pectin and got 8 pints out of two batches. Jelly uses up a lot of fruit for yield but the … Continue reading →

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Signs of spring

Posted on April 4, 2011 by jq

I love this time of year.  Dog-eared garden catalogues are stacked high, ready for ordering and talk revolves around steer compost and the efficacies of compost tea. I like the dreaming and planning of projects as much as the implementation … Continue reading →

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a ripe peach in your hand …

Posted on September 3, 2010 by jack

Good news, got a new laptop … bad news took a week to get it and the software I typically use to post to this blog working. My workflow is to capture pix as we stumble about and then at … Continue reading →

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where you been …

Posted on July 9, 2010 by jack

Was a bit surprised by the date of the last post. Has it really been nearly 40 days since the last update, sorry about that. I’ve been playing with Twitter and thinking about building another page to BDH aimed at … Continue reading →

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spring growth spurts …

Posted on May 30, 2010 by jack

While it’s been a very wet spring we’ve managed to get some work done … the extended weekend is going to be a good time to finalize the projects started weeks ago. Have to stop complaining and find ways to … Continue reading →

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