Graham made our Rhubarb Bed a couple of years ago. We divided some of our existing plants, so we were able to increase the total number of plants we have. We are up to 7 plants now, I think, so we get lots of Rhubarb every year. That's a great thing, because we love making Rhubarb Wine with our harvests. This is the flower stalk coming up. Be sure … [Read more...]
Can You Ever Have Too Many Berries?
What a fantastic year it has been here for berries. We had lots of rain, followed by heat and sunshine. Thank goodness we also have lots of bees. The end result? It's been the best berry season around here in years and our pantry is now full of canned berries. Not only did we can Saskatoon berries, we also froze enough to be able to make wine later on. I find that because of the … [Read more...]
Weeding the Strawbrerries
This year, we are going to concentrate more on the perennial vegetable beds here and leave the bottom part of the main garden in green manure. We're not exactly sure about what will happen with Graham's work plans later this Summer and Fall. Also, we still have a lot of home canned food down in our Cold Room to eat. Since things are up in the air, why not work with it? The lower part of our … [Read more...]
HomeGrown Dinner
Dinners here in the Valley are pretty darn good. Almost every night, everything on the table is HomeGrown, from meat to fruit. A lot of evenings we skip the carbs and just have fresh garden veggies with some meat. That Pork roast came from one of our pigs (last year). The Gman carved the roast into 4 Pork steaks and we enjoyed those for a couple of meals. Add a head of cauliflower and … [Read more...]
How to Make Rhubarb Wine
If you've got an abundance of Rhubarb, why not get out your wine making equipment? Here's how to make Rhubarb Wine. If you grow a lot of rhubarb, consider making some delicious wine with some of your harvest. It's tasty and easy to make - here's a foolproof rhubarb wine recipe. The middle of June is the ideal time to pick the bulk of your Rhubarb stalks if you live in the North. Want … [Read more...]
Raspberries and Strawberries
With the gardens pretty much planted (for which I am so very glad) I am turning my attention to weeding. First up, the Berries. Here's the Raspberry patch. Right now I have three rows of plants that sorely needed to be weeded. Lots of weeds and lots of Raspberry suckers. I am Ruthless when it comes to weeding the Raspberry patch and you should be to. If you aren't ruthless, you will … [Read more...]