Nasturtiums Get Second Wind
My nasturtiums are getting their second wind. The plants are flowing over the walkways in the backyard and climbing up…
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Digging This Year’s Taters
First bucket of potatoes in wagon Yesterday we dug the three long rows of potatoes we planted in the big…
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Fall Garden Is Mostly Up
Our small fall garden is coming right along so far. Matt didn’t believe me, but I said I was going…
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Last Beans of the Summer
We picked the last of the beans this week. While we were gone to the beach friends came and picked…
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Winter Squash Harvest
We harvested all our winter squash this week. There’s one missing from the wagon, a blue hubbard squash. The haul…
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Oh So Sweet Watermelon
If you’ve been reading the Blind Pig for a long time you’ll know I LOVE watermelon. You’ll also remember I…
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Eagle Fork Big Red Heirloom Tomato
Eagle Fork Big Red Heirloom Tomatoes DID YOU KNOW, that Clay County is the birthplace of an heirloom tomato? Are…
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Planting by the Signs for September 2026
Our gardens are definitely on their way out. We’ve pulled up a few things and Matt’s itching to pull up…
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Canning Peas for the First Time
Calico and Mississippi pink eye are the only peas we planted this year. We had two patches of the pink…
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A Week At The Beach
Last week we slipped off and went to the beach. I hadn’t been since 2021 and Matt hadn’t been since…
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The Time For Putting Up
put up verb phrase To put away, store.1969 DARE FW Addit (KY) = to store, put away, or put in storage as in a…
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Dark Cornfields
In ag class about 1959 one of my classmates made the statement, “If you want to walk through Daddy’s corn…
