What a Day
A very happy Mother’s Day to all my readers, those with their own kids, those that have stepped up to mother those kids that need it, and those who just simply love children for who they may become. I...
View ArticleCold Frame
Oh, spring fever has me in its grip! Unfortunately, next week is supposed to be cold and snowy… I couldn’t help it, I had Brandon help me get my cold frame out of the garage. I’m probably a month early...
View ArticleDirt Memories
We’ve had a few gloomy, slightly rainy days. It seems like we should have received more rain, everything is green and growing and just bursting. There was just enough of a break between storms that I...
View ArticleSoil
Tonight I attended a soils class put on by our local agriculture educator, Caitlyn. Always full of stories and advice, Caitlyn is a great knowledge base for our county and state. We tested our own soil...
View ArticleGarden Tower Video
Here’s the video I made about my “After the Bell’s” garden tower. Over two days, the kids and I assembled, filled with dirt, and planted our tower. Of course, there’s been snow on the ground, so it...
View ArticleKickstart
Wyoming meteorologists agree that a big storm is on the way… bringing snow above 8000’ and rain to the rest of us. I rushed to get the majority of my garden seeds in the ground. I’ll hold off on the...
View ArticleGardening in Wyoming
Well, I had held off planting my tomatoes for quite a while… we’d had a few cold mornings later than usual, but I finally planted them. Here it is… two weeks later or so… and, son of a gun, it froze...
View ArticleGarden Walk
The sweet ladies from The First Church of the Nazarene continue to do the Jerri Burton Memorial Garden Walk in my mom’s honor. It’s very small, usually two or three gardens, and it’s not really...
View ArticleWhy Do I Garden in Wyoming?
There’s a smell to it… a smidge of ozone from the lightning, an icy coldness, a mown grass scent multiplied with different leaf and stem scents, wet earth, and muddy water. This morning was spent...
View ArticleTesting, Testing
My sister makes many food items from her garden produce. She makes mead and wine and salsa and frozen vegetables. She dehydrates. She cans. She makes fruit leather and jelly. I think most of all...
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