by Cheri | Apr 26, 2023 | Garden, Homestead Life
Greenhouses are places filled with hope and touched with magic. On a cold, snowy February day, walking into my greenhouse is like waking into spring. Filling flats with my own potting soil, placing seeds into that lovely soil, adding a label, and watering everything...
by Cheri | May 3, 2022 | Farmhouse Kitchen, Garden, Recipes
My strawberry beds are loaded with strawberries! Some of my grandkids and I enjoyed a hearty snack walking through the garden this morning. I taught them to pull the leaves back and find treasure! And I have a brand new recipe, from a sweet family member, that has...
by Cheri | Aug 23, 2020 | Garden, Recipes
The weather has turned a bit here in Tennessee. The Summer Garden is winding down and it’s time to start pulling spent plants and plants we just don’t want anymore (can anyone say zucchini?) and begin planting for a fall garden. Think, greens, brassicas,...
by Cheri | May 27, 2020 | Garden
I will write in detail soon about our attempt at gardening differently this year soon. Our garden was being consumed by Bermuda Grass and we haven’t found a natural way to combat that. If you know one please share! We never used to have Bermuda grass –...
by Cheri | May 24, 2020 | Garden, Homestead Life
When we moved to the farm I knew nothing about gardening. I mean nothing! I didn’t know that there were cool season crops and warm season crops. I thought you went out one day, put all the seeds in the ground and waited for the bounty to begin! I bought some...
by Cheri | May 21, 2020 | Garden, Herbal Soap, Homestead Life
There has been a lot of ditch digging happening in the garden area. Full garden post coming soon! We’re trying something new after 20 years of gardening in raised beds and I’m excited to share it with you. This happened in the greenhouse – natural...
