Tag: gardening
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Fresh Tomato Cucumber Salad
Well, the heat is here to stay for a while, so prepare yourselves for my Summer Food Series. This recipe is a new one in my book, thanks to my Aunt. It was under sad terms, a death in the family, but it was a memory I’ll never forget. We got into town in the…
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Garden Update-June
Its June, and my garden is doing Amazing things! I’ve even started harvesting a bit! Its been so exciting how well its been doing so far. But I can already tell the heat is going to be a struggle. Now, you might wanna go read my other posts about my gardens so you know what’s…
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DIY Lavender Fabric Softener: A Simple Guide to Fresh, Natural Laundry
When I saw this recipe in my homesteading book, I saw the measurements and at first was like ‘man, I don’t think I have enough at the moment’ . I was fully prepared to go out to my lavender plant, which, I don’t think is really enjoying this Redding heat, and grab some more lavender…
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Fried Zucchini
Good news everyone! I’ve harvested my first Zucchini! I thought about saving it, and putting it in a stir fry, but I decided that I’d make something that I could see my family really enjoying instead. They don’t mind it in the stir fry, but they certainly weren’t a fan of it either. hat particular…
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Quick 2 Bean Salad
Where I’m from, it gets hot. Like stupid hot. The kind of hot that makes you want to crawl into the freezer to get some relief. With the summer, comes a lack of appetite for my husband and I. It will get just so hot that we just don’t get hungry. That means I have…
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Garden Update: May
My garden has been in for a few weeks now, if not a month already and wow have there been changes! I’m so ecstatic because most of them are good, no…GREAT changes too. Now for a refresher on what I planted, go see my other post about my garden HERE My sunflower is growing tall,…
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Tomatoes and Strawberries
Almost 13 years ago I became a mom when I gave birth to my daughter. I got pregnant with her just over a year of dating her father (my now husband) . We were engaged at the time. Fast forward like 2 more years, and my daughter is a great eater, having an obsession with…
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Garden 2024
I have a wanna be green thumb. By which I mean I can sort of keep plants alive, but my skills could use some improvement. Usually every year I improve upon my previous years garden, but am faced with new challenges. Over the years I’ve decided to keep trying to grow certain plants, giving up…