Archive for December, 2012
Last Winter I harvested 3 heads of green cabbage and I took these pictures for my blog but didn’t get around to posting them. This year I have 6 red and 3 green cabbage heads growing which will be ready in a few months. To care for cabbage I pull the outer leaves off if […]
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About four years ago I found this cream at Sams club and decided to give it a try. I have used it every night since! At night I wash my face with a mild face soap, called Kiss My Face. I put this Vitamin E Creme on my face every night and it soaks in […]
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I had an idea last night to make some videos of my garden… so here goes and I almost didn’t upload this because I look goofy and the video is not great but hey I am swallowing all pride for the sake of showing you how the carrot harvest went. I saw the top of […]
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I love to drink these smoothies for breakfast. Some of the benefits of drinking green smoothies is that I don’t want to eat junk food, have more energy and my skin is healthier. I first got started drinking green smoothies when my sister invited me to hear The Green Smoothie Girl speak at an event. […]
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I found this cool graphic showing how “growing your own” is trending. Most older people can remember working in a garden as a child, or at least a grandparent having a garden. When I was 12 years old my parents bought six acres and moved our family out to “the country”. We had a barn, all […]
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Last year my sugar snap peas were thick and juicy and this years variety is the thinner type. I’m not sure why. Sugar snap peas are great for stir fry and the kids just love to take them in their lunches as a snack. I always eat some in my garden while I’m watering so […]
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This past summer I was visiting my in-laws and decided to build them a few garden boxes. My nephew helped me and we had lots of fun putting them together. My in-laws have planted all kinds of things since I left. They even built a few more. You can garden anywhere there is sun and […]
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I bought an Anaheim pepper plant from Donna Faye at Sweet Organic Solutions in Pearland, TX on HWY 35 about 2 months ago. I planted it with the broccoli and it has been hidden by the massive broccoli leaves for weeks. I kind of had forgotten about it but I noticed the blooms came poking up through […]
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About five years ago I had an “itch” I had to “scratch”. I wanted to build a fort for the kids. I had built one in a tree in our old house but we didn’t have a big enough tree to handle a big fort. I designed it 10 by 10 with a 6 ft […]
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Today I harvested broccoli, swiss chard, green beans, lettuce, and kale. I made green smoothies for me and the kids. I love to drink these smoothies for breakfast. Some of the benefits of drinking green smoothies is that I don’t want to eat junk food, have more energy and my skin is healthier. I first got […]
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