Planting by the Signs for August 2023
Our garden is still producing but in places we can see the signs of plants giving out. Since it’s August…
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Scaring the Birds Away
Mom-Mom’s next door neighbors had a big early apple tree that we called summer apples. Pop-Pop had a sour and…
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Volunteers in the Garden
Volunteer cabbage plant volunteerA nounOften used attributively: an unsown plant or crop of vegetables or grain that comes up from…
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The Blessings of Corn
Pap showing off an ear of corn he grew It was easy for settlers to understand why the Indians had…
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Planting by the Signs for July 2023
The abundant rain we’ve had over the last few weeks has turned our garden into a jungle! We are in…
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The Joy of Picking Blackberries
Tipper, Chitter, and The Deer Hunter picking blackberries “Some of my fondest, most enduring childhood memories of growing up in…
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Blackberries & Squirrel
The blackberries have just started getting ripe around my mountain holler. One day last week when Matt had to run…
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First Ripe Tomato & Miss Cindy
We’ve been staying at Miss Cindy’s around the clock only taking turns to go home to shower or do what…
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Creative Flower Pots
Today’s post was written by Chatter. I was down at Granny’s helping mom and dad work in the garden. Dad…
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Planting by the Signs for June 2023
It’s been a little over a week since we managed to plant most all the summer vegetables and fruits we’ll…
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My Life in Appalachia – Planting Potato Peels
For as long as I can remember Granny has saved her potato peelings and planted them in the spring of…
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How Our Garden is Doing
We finally managed to get our tomato and pepper plants in the ground. It’s such a relief to have that…
