Lettuce is what we're harvesting right now. Enough for us and a neighbor or two. Raised beds.
The seeds mentioned, will they grow in AZ? Also would love to grow mushrooms but with the coming summer heat, doubt it will work. Do you know? Thanks for all the recipes and suggestions. Love your site. Coming to your site is like "going home to family." Blessings to you and yours.
Many of the things I talk about will grow just about anywhere, but some won't grow in areas without cold winters. It really depends on the plant, so it's tricky to say (and I'm not sure exactly which seeds you're asking about here). It really is a mixed bag, but if there's something you'd specifically like to grow, like a particular plant, let me know and I can probably tell you.
Will have to check out the link for Earthbeat Seeds, thank you. I started my week off making a batch of lotion and lip balm to get through the New England winter. Have been going through my seeds and planning on what to plant this spring. Debating starting some seedlings or waiting another week. or two. After a mild start to the winter the snow and cold finally seem to be settling in here in CT.
Just wanted to say thank you for the post on how to make fromage blanc! I made it earlier this month after seeing your post, and otherwise never would have known how easy it could be. I used it in a delicious lasagna with farmer’s market veggies, and my own canned tomato and dried herbs. 🧀
I second the endorsement of High Mowing Seeds. Their organic white clover is a part of my pasture land and lawns around the house. I fill in any bare patches and/or areas where soil was disturbed/dug up for one reason or another, and even when these seeds have sat for several years, they germinate quickly. The deer and rabbits share my endorsement, and our horses before them.
Is the raised bed picture your garden? (I know, probably obvious). . Any types of wood chips to avoid?
I did some winter mushroom hunting in Chicago suburbs and was SHOCKED to find a cluster of very large, frozen mushrooms growing from the ornamental mulch around a pavilion! I didn’t eat any. Not there yet. Big brown mushroom the size of portobello’s.
Winecap mushrooms are really common in ornamental mulch, and they do look quite a bit like big portabellas but a bit more red wine colored than the dusky brown of portabellas. (Though I'm not sure if there are others that also look that way, so do your own research here.)
For garden wood chips, we mostly use hemlock and ash, as that's what we have here. The local lumber mills always have hemlock, as that's all they mill around here. Pretty rot resistant as chips go, but without anything that hurts plants.
Ones I specifically know to avoid are any in the walnut family, as their wood chips prevent seed germination. I've also heard mixed reports about cedar chips, but some people swear they're the best because they don't break down...other's say they kill plants? I don't have any first hand experience there, but probably avoid cedar just in case.
Those are the only trees I know of that can be problematic.
(And yes, that's part of our garden when we were putting it in a few years back. We have about 30 raised beds like that, a dozen of them in a deer fenced garden and the rest scattered around anywhere that gets good sun among other perennial plantings/trees/etc.)
Hello everyone. Seen a cheese recipe once, for making provolone cheese that finishes in one or two months Has any of you gals tried this? Thank you. Seems, that I don't have a problem making the cheese, and it looks beautiful, but ageing it without the mold is the problem . Then its ruined...Thank you. dona
I plan on making my own cheese this year,
Also turning a club house (two story) into a green house, by repurposing glass removed from my house.
Thanks for sharing your in sote and experience
Nice! I wish you luck on your project, it sounds like quite an undertaking...but lots of fun!
Lettuce is what we're harvesting right now. Enough for us and a neighbor or two. Raised beds.
The seeds mentioned, will they grow in AZ? Also would love to grow mushrooms but with the coming summer heat, doubt it will work. Do you know? Thanks for all the recipes and suggestions. Love your site. Coming to your site is like "going home to family." Blessings to you and yours.
Many of the things I talk about will grow just about anywhere, but some won't grow in areas without cold winters. It really depends on the plant, so it's tricky to say (and I'm not sure exactly which seeds you're asking about here). It really is a mixed bag, but if there's something you'd specifically like to grow, like a particular plant, let me know and I can probably tell you.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much. Will share definitely!
So glad I could help!
Will have to check out the link for Earthbeat Seeds, thank you. I started my week off making a batch of lotion and lip balm to get through the New England winter. Have been going through my seeds and planning on what to plant this spring. Debating starting some seedlings or waiting another week. or two. After a mild start to the winter the snow and cold finally seem to be settling in here in CT.
We're going to see our first below 0 F temps here in Vermont this week too. It has been a mild one for sure!
hi ashley, love all the information you share, thank you !
You're quite welcome Eric, so glad to have you along!
Just wanted to say thank you for the post on how to make fromage blanc! I made it earlier this month after seeing your post, and otherwise never would have known how easy it could be. I used it in a delicious lasagna with farmer’s market veggies, and my own canned tomato and dried herbs. 🧀
Wonderful! So glad it turned out for you!
Wonderful content as always
Thank you Loren!
I second the endorsement of High Mowing Seeds. Their organic white clover is a part of my pasture land and lawns around the house. I fill in any bare patches and/or areas where soil was disturbed/dug up for one reason or another, and even when these seeds have sat for several years, they germinate quickly. The deer and rabbits share my endorsement, and our horses before them.
We have a lot of white clover here too, and my littles actually pick it to eat just like the deer and rabbits...so it gets an endorsement all around!
Totally agree with Linda!
Is the raised bed picture your garden? (I know, probably obvious). . Any types of wood chips to avoid?
I did some winter mushroom hunting in Chicago suburbs and was SHOCKED to find a cluster of very large, frozen mushrooms growing from the ornamental mulch around a pavilion! I didn’t eat any. Not there yet. Big brown mushroom the size of portobello’s.
Winecap mushrooms are really common in ornamental mulch, and they do look quite a bit like big portabellas but a bit more red wine colored than the dusky brown of portabellas. (Though I'm not sure if there are others that also look that way, so do your own research here.)
For garden wood chips, we mostly use hemlock and ash, as that's what we have here. The local lumber mills always have hemlock, as that's all they mill around here. Pretty rot resistant as chips go, but without anything that hurts plants.
Ones I specifically know to avoid are any in the walnut family, as their wood chips prevent seed germination. I've also heard mixed reports about cedar chips, but some people swear they're the best because they don't break down...other's say they kill plants? I don't have any first hand experience there, but probably avoid cedar just in case.
Those are the only trees I know of that can be problematic.
(And yes, that's part of our garden when we were putting it in a few years back. We have about 30 raised beds like that, a dozen of them in a deer fenced garden and the rest scattered around anywhere that gets good sun among other perennial plantings/trees/etc.)
Thank you, Ashley, for being a wonderful source of information. Always interesting, always well researched. You make any project seem attainable!
Thank you Linda!
Fantastic, I downloaded some from pinterest so look forward to trying this
Hello everyone. Seen a cheese recipe once, for making provolone cheese that finishes in one or two months Has any of you gals tried this? Thank you. Seems, that I don't have a problem making the cheese, and it looks beautiful, but ageing it without the mold is the problem . Then its ruined...Thank you. dona