Harvesting Watermelons
It was in the 30s yesterday morning. I stayed with Granny and it was way up in the day before…
Eating from the Garden and the Land
Today’s guest post was written by Fred McPeek. Mom and dad always had an absolutely huge garden. Even when he…
Planting by the Signs September 2022
It’s hard to believe today is the first day of September. The days of summer have flown by like the…
Maters Almost Gone
It’s beyond common to hear folks in my area say mater for tomato. Usually the word mater is in reference…
Growing Bakies
bakie (also bake) noun A baking squash.1976 Garber Mountain-ese 5 We raised ten bushels uv bakies in our garden this…
Enjoying Watermelon
We love watermelon. Some of my favorite memories are of my Dad bringing out a watermelon on a summer evening…
Planting by the Signs August 2022
Planting is about done for this year. I do hope to sow turnips, kale, and mustard greens this week. I’m…
Blue Beans and Mamaw
Our beans are really coming in and we’ve been canning every weekend. The other day The Deer Hunter was getting…
July Garden Update
Our garden is coming in like crazy. We have green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, malabar spinach, peppers, and okra that needs…
Carrots…Finally!
I can’t tell you how many times I tried to grow carrots back when I first started gardening. They never…
What is a Tommy-toe?
On a recent post Peggy asked what a tommy-toe was. Here’s the definition: tommytoe noun A small salad tomato, cherry…
Planting by the Signs July 2022
Amazing what a month of growing can do for a garden. When I shared the best days for planting in…