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First Rick, and now you!  Is everyone starting earlier this season, or am I just behind already, LOL?!   Your grow is looking great, and I haven't even started working on my growlist yet!   Best wishes in the New Year!

Wait a minute!  Did you say you already have hooks???   Came by to wish you a Merry Christmas.  Wasn't expecting your grow to be in full swing already!  I had planned to at least start some Manzanos in November, but it just didn't happen.  May have to scale the grow back in '14, due to time and...

I'm BACK ... sort of!   My computer is still not fixed, but the old one my kids use has been repaired (power supply exploded the week after mine crashed!), so I at least have a usable computer.   I'm pretty close to finishing up preserving the harvest for 2013.  In addition to another batch of...

Looks like my hard drive crashed on me this week.  Given my current circumstances, not sure when I'll have a working computer.  Just popped in to say that I may be MIA for a bit.  Doubt I'll ever catch up on all the glogs (maybe over the winter?) but hope everyone's grows are going well. 

You are right, Shane!  I started my Manzano seeds at the end of December, and had the first pod set right before the first frost!  I'm thinking I should start them in mid-November this time.  That, and plant them in a shadier spot next time.     Yesterday, I ground up a couple of trays of dried...

Thank you, Andy!!!   Here's what I woke up to this morning.  This is the view out of my garage right before sunrise.         Okay, probably a last harvest pic, and it's not pepper related.   These are 'Reliance' grapes.     This wasn't even close to half of what was still out there, but it...

I would LOVE to add some heat to the spiced apples guys, but this is one canning project that I do strictly for the kids, and they would not be happy with me if I "ruined" their spiced apples with some of my peppers, LOL!   Just got back from the community garden, and it took a serious hit the...

Still haven't made it by the community garden, but will run by there tomorrow to see how big a hit it took Friday night.  They're not forecasting any more below freezing temps until Friday night, so maybe there'll be one more small harvest?   Since I didn't can any salsa or tomato sauce this...

I actually have a Honeycrisp apple tree, but didn't spray it, and they all ended up with worm holes.  They are the perfect combination of tart and sweet, which makes them a great applesauce apple, IMHO.   I tried another variety one year, but the applesauce was just bland in comparison.   This...

  Not as bad as predicted.  Here at the house it only got down to 31 degrees, and even though there was a lot of frost this morning, it only killed the tops of the tomato plants, all of the cucumbers, a couple of pepper plants, and the one basil plant I missed last night.   The grapes came...

Yeah, it's a little earlier than I had hoped, but overall, I am pleased with how the season turned out.  There were some issues with the veggie bed here at the house.  The plants were all stunted, and the pods smaller than the same varieties grown in either the containers, or the community...

Picked everything I could on Wednesday evening at the community garden, and just came inside from picking what I could here at the house.  Didn't get to the grapes, but am hoping I'll get lucky, since they are in a fairly protected spot in between the house and fence.  Brought the Earthboxes in...

    Clear your cookies and they should show up.       Thanks for the info, Jeff!!!  Had a Cherry Bomb with dinner this evening, but only got a couple of bites.  Once my two little ones realized it had no heat, they ate the rest of it!  Should have picked one of the habaneros, than I would have...

Thanks, Millworkman!   One more pic before I post the harvest shots.  It's my first Manzano pod!!!  Yeah, I know, it's a little too little, a little too late.  Next year, the Manzanos are going in pots on the patio, where they will have afternoon shade.      Goat's Weed.  This plant is very...

Okay, I did get to spend around an hour and a half at the garden, and think I got most of what was ripe.  Before I show the harvest shots, here are some pics taken down at the community garden today.     Goat's Weed       Beni Highlands     Mystery Plant - Can anyone help ID?     Here it is...

Well, the low tonight is predicted to be 38 degrees, so I guess it could be any day now.  Maybe I should have said I'm hoping for two more weeks!  Actually, I just checked the forecast, and it's saying a killing frost is possible on Friday night.  Guess I better get out there and start...

More soccer, and celebrated my oldest's 15th birthday this weekend, so didn't get much done, other than put a couple more trays in the dehydrator.  Had to do the non-fun garden chores yesterday, such as cut the grass, edge, and weed the flower and veggie beds.  Today it rained all afternoon.  We...

Well, I didn't get as much done today as I had hoped, but I did finish canning the Zucchini Relish.       I finally achieved a respectable heat level on it this year.  The past couple of years, I added what I thought was enough hot peppers, but the end product had no discernible heat.  It's not...

Thanks, Jeff!   While I had the food processor out shredding the veggies for the zucchini relish I am canning tomorrow, I decided to go ahead and shred the last of the zucchinis. After using 12 cups in the relish, I still ended up with over 2 gallons of shredded zucchini, and there are STILL...