2016 Planting Begins!
It’s official! Garden planting for 2016 has begun. We’re gambling against the 10-day forecast, and hoping to stay free of a hard frost. We put in peas back in March, and they... Read More
2015 at VEGarden
This post comes an entire year late. 2016 is the year we start keeping track of our gardening again… I’ve made some aesthetic updates to the site, and have plans to start... Read More
2014 at VEGarden
We’re still here! This has been quite the busy year with a toddler, home improvement projects, and ongoing life changes. But we’re still gardening, and still slowly transforming the yard into our... Read More
Fresh Garden Lasagna
Before I start this post, I have two things to point out: This is the first time I have made this recipe, and it is still baking. Photos and content are all... Read More
Thirteen Striped Gopher
Technically, they are called thirteen-lined ground squirrels. But we always called them striped gophers growing up. And now we know who made all of the holes in our yard.
Garden Visitor
A few weeks ago, a small orange cat peeked out from the weeds across the street when we were coming home from a walk. Soon, he became more and more friendly. I’ve... Read More
Fresh Zucchini Salad
This is a great way to use your zucchini when it is small, before it turns into monster zucchinis. Chris found this recipe online somewhere (I’ll see if I can track that... Read More
Heirloom Tomatoes
I was looking through some pictures of our tomato plants in August, 2006 when we still lived in Morris. We used to grow some nice looking vines! Since we moved to the... Read More
The Obligatory Giant Zucchini Post
If you have a garden, you are familiar with this scenario. Late in the spring, you start to get the fresh veggie fever. One of the easiest plants to grow is zucchini... Read More
Somerset Seedless Grapes
Three years after planting grapes on our fence, they are starting to produce! We have dozens of little bunches ready to be picked. The best variety we planted for eating are these... Read More
Cabbage Patch Kid
Cedar and I spent much of the day yesterday discovering new things in the garden. I couldn’t resist taking a few pictures of him with the cabbage.