It’s not Saturday anymore, but here’s the Saturday on the Farm update anyway. 🙂 I went for a walk yesterday (Saturday) to check for signs of spring. Here’s what I found: My Chives are coming up! Looks like I’ll be able to use some shortly. yum! I was very…
I planted carrots last August and left them to over winter in the garden as a test. I pulled some up the other day and they were great! The biggest one I pulled was 5″. The the biggest carrot I’ve ever been able to grow in this Kentucky mud. (Don’t laugh at me! lol) The…
It’s seed starting time! YAY! Since I have no outdoor pictures to share this week, I thought I’d share how I made my seed start pots from newspapers. The seed starter kits sold in the stores are handy, but they are so expensive. This is a much more frugal option.They go together really fast, you…
It’s been a wild weather week here in Kentucky! In the last week, we’ve had morning temps as low as 2*, snow, freezing rain, 70* temps, then morning temps as low as 2*, and snow. In that order! On the 70* day, my son found a dandelion in the yard and brought it to me. …
It’s definitely winter here in Kentucky! Icicles on my back porch. And an ice covered cedar tree. I took both of these from my covered back porch without actually stepping onto any ice. lol Ice is definitely not my friend. I’d end up flat on the ground. lol While looking a the picture above, my…
It’s been really cold here in Kentucky still. We had a really hard frost this morning. It was 10 degrees on our back porch this morning! I would have taken a picture, but it was too cold to go outside! I took this picture from my front door after it warmed up a little. Into…
It’s that time of year! Time to start planning next years garden! I have to sort through my seeds and organize them. They are in a sad state of disorganization. sigh…. That doesn’t stop me from planning, though! For a few years now, I’ve been wanting to get a Meyer Lemon Tree, a Fig Tree…