Frustrating nap

by | Sep 19, 2011 | Main

I spent the good part of two hours trying to get anabel to take a nap today. We get in the car to go pick up the other three and she falls asleep before we even make it to the main road. Ugh at least she is napping. Next time maybe I will take a drive sooner. Gotta...

Even baby cantaloupe

by | Aug 30, 2011 | Main

We are still harvesting from the garden. My tomatoes have been up and down but seem to be doing well again if I cam just keep them watered. We cucumbers coming out our ears. Pickles anyone? Sweet potatoes are ready (I think). Even a baby cantaloupe this week and...

Blossom rot harvest

by | Aug 2, 2011 | Main

So I pulled a lot from the garden last night but a good bit of it had blossom rot. I sprayed so hopefully we will see an improvement in the next couple of days. The spray I used is basically just calcium.

Pallet=tent?

by | Jul 13, 2011 | Main

We had a friend spend the night so they wanted to put pallets in the big room to sleep under the sky lights. Daddy got out the tent and made a BIG pallet. Way to go Daddy!

Baker bug spray

by | Jul 11, 2011 | Main

So I noticed a few bugs on my squash plants the other day. I looked in a Jerry Baker book for a natural solution. I am not very excited about using pesticides with a small dog and children around. I had already used a concoction to get rid of ants so I tried the Aphid...