June 2021 Garden Tour
The recent rain we’ve had has our garden growing by leaps and bounds! We had our first mess of bush…
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Planting by the Signs June 2021
Onions, kohlrabi, and beets We finally got a good soaking rain and boy did it do the garden some good….
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May 2021 Garden Tour
Our garden is really coming on. This is my favorite time of the year when it comes to gardening. It’s…
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Bean Planting Folklore from Appalachia
We love to grow Greasy Beans, also called Greasy Back Beans. When I was growing up Granny and Pap mostly…
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Planting by the Signs May 2021
Up until this point in the year the gardening is sort of easy. Yes there’s some exertion needed to accomplish…
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New Ground for Gardening
The Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English offers the following definition for patch farming: 1972 Graham County 50 With the first stages of…
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Planting by the Signs April 2021
We’ve had some cold weather in Brasstown over the last few days and it’s not supposed to move out until…
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Starting Seedlings
We’ve got all our seedlings planted for this year’s garden…at least I think we do! I started cabbage and peppers…
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Planting by the Signs in Brasstown
I’m getting so excited about this year’s garden. So many things I want to try to do differently and other…
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Starting Seeds & Getting Ready for Spring Planting
My mind has been swirling with gardening plans. I’ve managed to plant my peppers earlier, which was a goal I…
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Tried and True Seeds
On the cold days of winter my mind turns to spring vegetables and warm summer soil. I’ve been keeping warm…
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Fall Garden Tour
Our fall garden is doing pretty good. We’ve been eating kale and radishes for the last week. My turnips aren’t…
