Elderberry Jigglers
While I love elderberry syrup, it turns out not all children like it. My dental hygienist mentioned how her kids only liked the...
top of page
Double Up Farm
Search
- Aug 5, 2018
- 1 min
Tunnel o'Loofah
I started growing loofahs a few years ago - you know - loofahs. Those wonderful sponges you can buy for the shower. They grow like...
72 views0 comments
- Mar 30, 2018
- 1 min
It's Like Spring Comes Every Year
I am not actually saying it out loud, in case I jinx it, but I think....maybe....it might be Spring now instead of Winter. I like...
7 views0 comments
- Feb 13, 2018
- 1 min
It's a Gardener's Thing
If you do something two years in a row, does that make it an annual event? This was the second year the Union County Master Gardeners...
1 view0 comments
- Dec 27, 2017
- 1 min
Wincing all the way
I planted elderberries in 2013 - and became an immediate convert. They are glorious bushes, versatile, beautiful, hardy, and love...
3 views0 comments
- May 28, 2017
- 2 min
Sunday morning at my house
~~~~Mornings are better when you have an entourage (and a copilot)~~~~ I admire efficiency. Like tidiness, it just makes me happy and...
3 views0 comments
- Apr 15, 2017
- 1 min
The Greenhouse - Prologue
Since 2009, I have been looking at greenhouses. After a few years, I cleared an area which we called "the future site of the greenhouse"....
4 views0 comments
- Mar 12, 2017
- 1 min
If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em
When we first moved to the farm, we had a terrible time with weeds that came up every spring. Mowing them down didn't slow them, pulling...
8 views0 comments
- Jan 31, 2017
- 1 min
The Masters
The Union County Master Gardeners came to the farm for a field trip. I was not sure what to expect exactly, but it sounded like fun when...
1 view0 comments
- Nov 27, 2016
- 2 min
The Accidental Gardener
I love planting things and watching them grow. I never consider myself a serious gardener, because I pretty much expect things to grow...
5 views0 comments
- Aug 7, 2016
- 1 min
Oompa, Loofah, Doopity Doo
or something like that... Two years ago my older sister sent me some loofah sponges she had grown, and I was amazed. She graciously...
31 views0 comments
- Jun 19, 2016
- 1 min
Ready or not
I am a list maker and a planner. Each day, I have a plan for what I am doing that day - gardening and livestock kick that plan in the...
3 views0 comments
- May 17, 2016
- 1 min
Gardening May 2016
May is a wonderful time in the garden - things are growing and every day is something new. I got to spend a few hours weeding this...
1 view0 comments
- Apr 13, 2016
- 1 min
Spreadsheet Gardening
My friends and family have always called me The Spreadsheet Queen, and gardening is no exception! Mostly, I have to use a spreadsheet or...
4 views0 comments
- Mar 11, 2016
- 1 min
Here's your sign
It is too early to plant, I KNOW this (and learned it the hard way). But, we are having an unseasonably warm spell. And this morning, I...
2 views0 comments
- Feb 22, 2016
- 1 min
What to do, What to do
Sometimes I wake up in the morning with so many ideas running through my head, I can't decide what I want to do first. Yesterday was...
1 view0 comments
bottom of page