8,988 Pounds
In case you were wondering (you were wondering, weren’t you?) this is what 8,988 pounds (nearly 4.5 tons) of concrete block looks like: 220 – 4″ x 8″ 16″ – 33lb solid... Read More
Nobody’s Watching…
Unfortunately for him, I was watching. I let him stick around just long enough to grab a picture.
A Small Summer Project
From time to time, I get great ideas in my head. Those great ideas usually end up in a lot of work. I spent the weekend at Menards, pricing out the difference... Read More
Pasque Flowers
I’m not sure where these came from, but they showed up under our deck the other day. A bird or squirrel must have brought them over. Nice little hint of spring. The... Read More
Asparagus and Chives
It looks like Spring might just be here to stay! We had our first mini-harvest of the season yesterday: asparagus and chives! Chris fried them up with shiitake mushrooms, mock duck, and... Read More
Bird watching
We’re in the middle of a(nother) cold snap this spring. We haven’t been able to enjoy the sunshine and the garden much yet, so we’ve been watching the birds congregate at the... Read More
VEGarden: Now Mobile
It’s nothing terribly fancy – but our garden blog is now optimized for your mobile viewing pleasure! Now, I just need to get a cell phone with a better camera so I... Read More
Peas ready for planting!
There’s just something about that first “real” day of spring… The forecast was correct – and then some. It hit 70ยบ today for the first time in many, many months! We got... Read More
2012 vs. 2013
It’s crazy how much the weather in Minnesota can vary from one year to another. Here are a couple of pictures from last April 19th: Compare the beautiful April spring weather last... Read More
The Season Begins
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We celebrated the day by doing “green” things…setting up our seed starting shelves, mixing up dirt in the bath tub, bringing in flats and trays from the garage,... Read More
Winter at VEGarden
Long time, no post! Life has changed quite a bit for us over the last few months. Sadly, we lost our Puck to terrible bone cancer in early December. He was 11... Read More