Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2015| 2 Comments »
Today was a good day.
First Chicks. These two were hatched by one of our Muscovy ducks, so this should be interesting. So far so good. Aren’t they adorable?
First Butternut Squash. Thanks to the bees. I am so excited to finally have pollinators (Twenty thousand more arrive tomorrow)
First Tatume Squash
First Cuc
First Pepper
First of the Tomatoes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Preserving Food, Vegetable Gardening on April 21, 2015| 2 Comments »
We’ve been eating carrots for month, from one of the garden beds, but with the weather warming up, I needed the space. This past weekend I planted my second bed of okra so that carrots had to come up.
I filled an entire refrigerator drawer with carrots. I tore off the tops, brushed (not washed) the dirt off and stored them until I had time to freeze, which was last night.
Then I just set up an assembly line …
Wash, Peel and Slice the carrots. You could also chop or dice.
Blanch for 2 minutes.
Ice bath for 2 minutes
Drain
Seal in food saver bags. You can use other freezer bags, but I have found veggies really do best with a very tight seal. I managed to get 9 sets of carrots.
I still have about half a drawer full of carrots. I decided to freeze all of the larger ones, and leave the smaller, more tender carrots for eating raw.
Posted in backyard, Yard Art on April 20, 2015| 2 Comments »
Found these at an Estate Sale for $5, in a faded white. A pop of color is all this back wall needed. As an added bonus, I can see them from the kitchen window.
The flamingos had faded to a pale pink, and were getting lost in the sea of roses. Now they’re back.
Posted in bloom day, Flowers on April 15, 2015| 6 Comments »
Later blooming cemetery iris
First of the larkspur
Abutilon
Anacacho Orchid Tree
Cinco de Mayo — one of my favs
Roses — Belinda’s Dream, Livin Easy, Marie Pavie, Marie Daley, Rise N Shine, Grandma’s Yellow, Marie Gonzales, Cinco De Mayo, Mystery Red, Mutabalis, Little Buckaroo (only one not blooming yet), and Peggy Martin
View of the pool bed. Bicolor iris should be blooming by the weekend.
Bluebonnets
Hot Lips Salvia and Society Garlic
Not red yucca — deer found them all
More of the late blooming Iris that I transplanted to the front
California Poppy — close up from the pool bed
Bulbine — from the pool bed as well
Columbine — amazing this year
Also blooming — Autumn Sage, Purple Lantana, Betony (going crazy), Blue Eyed Grass, Mexican Honeysuckle, All types of Wildflowers
Thanks to MayDreamsGarden for hosting.
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