Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Smell of Fresh Turned Soil
Is there a better smell than fresh turned soil? At the end of a long work day I sat in…
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Planting by the Signs Calendar for May 2020
Can you believe today is the first day of May 2020? Is this year flying by or what! I’m anxious…
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Garden Update
Tomato and pepper seedlings are growing taller each day, reaching their fragile green arms towards the sunshine coming through the…
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First Terrace Bed Built!
Over the weekend we managed to build our first raised bed on the bank behind the house. View this…
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Planting by the Signs April 2020
Our spring veggies and greenhouse seedlings are coming right along. I hope to plant a few more things in the…
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My Gamble Paid Off
The seeds we planted in the greenhouse are up and growing. I’m so pleased most everything we planted sprouted. I’ll…
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We Probably Shouldn’t Have But. . .
Tomato and pepper seedlings We probably shouldn’t have but we planted our spring veggies. Was it too early to plant?…
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Goodbye Apple Tree
Slightly behind as usual, The Deer Hunter and I went out to prune the apple trees a couple weekends ago….
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Tater Digging Time
It’s tater digging time in Robbinsville, NC, and throughout Appalachia, for folks who planted taters way back in the spring…
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Planting by the Signs July 2019
Our garden is coming right along. We’re beginning to get squash and cucumbers. Our tomato plants are doing much better…
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Mountain Flavors Day Four – Field Trips and Gardening
I’m really excited about today’s class. We’re going on a field trip to see Tim Stalcup’s garden. Tim lives just…
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Summer Vegetables
“Nothing is more enjoyable on a bright summer day than a serving of nicely cooked vegetables fresh off the vine….
