Category: Vegetables

Tokiwa Tokyo Green: How to Raise Abundant, Heirloom Cucumbers

Pin1ShareShareTweet1 SharesTokiwa Tokyo Green Cucumbers were one of the 10 seed packets I picked as a gift from Baker Creek Seeds in the Fall of 2019.  I really wanted a different cucumber variety, but this one was the only available. I felt disappointed at the time. Based on the information on the package Tokyo Green… Continue reading Tokiwa Tokyo Green: How to Raise Abundant, Heirloom Cucumbers

5 Ways to Use Garlic

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesHere are 5 ways to use garlic in your kitchen. I have included recipes I created over the last few years. One might need a bit of bravery to pop a whole clove of garlic in their mouth and start chewing. I have been known to do just that. 5 Ways to Use Garlic… Continue reading 5 Ways to Use Garlic

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5 Reasons to Shop Local Farmers Markets

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI recently learned of a story telling how a great uncle hauled cucumbers into a local town about 7 to 10 miles from the homestead.  Here sat large wooden barrels where cucumbers soaked to be hauled off on the train as pickles.  It must have taken an entire day to drive with horses pulling… Continue reading 5 Reasons to Shop Local Farmers Markets

Garlic ~ Year 4

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThis fall marks the 4th year I have planted garlic. I love thinking back to the first year. I planted about 6 cloves each of 3 varieties: Music, Montana, and German. I recall my Dad helped me prep the ground in a flower bed I was not using for anything. Really, it was one… Continue reading Garlic ~ Year 4

Garlic: Year 3

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThis fall marks the third year I have planted garlic.  The first year(fall of 2016) I planted about 6 cloves of 3 different varieties for a total of 18. When I harvested in 2017 I kept what I raised to either plant or use.  Year #2 (2017)  I planted around 18-20 cloves (each) of… Continue reading Garlic: Year 3

Farmer Markets – Nappanee Farm and Flea Market

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesIn July, I began attending a second weekly farm market and what follows tells a bit of my experience. As I have shared in my previous post about the Bremen Farmer’s Market, one of the fun rewards of attending included making new friends. Julie attended the Bremen Market bringing beautiful fresh cut flowers and… Continue reading Farmer Markets – Nappanee Farm and Flea Market

Farmer’s Market ~ Bremen, Indiana

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesAs I mentioned in a previous post (Local Farmer Markets), earlier this year I needed to find an additional outlet for eggs that I was not selling as hatching eggs or hatching myself. As I looked at options, I decided to try a local farmer market located in Bremen, Indiana. Opening night of the… Continue reading Farmer’s Market ~ Bremen, Indiana

Planting Seeds Indoors

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI found a neat planting calendar on The Old Farmers Almanac, www.Almanac.com to enter ones location and view the suggested times lines for planting  various garden vegetables. Here I discovered that tomatoes, onions, lettuce and peppers need to be started the first to the middle of March (if starting indoors).  Actually, onions could be… Continue reading Planting Seeds Indoors

Choosing Garden Vegetables

Pin1ShareShareTweet1 SharesWhen it comes to eating, we all like different foods.  What goes into a garden is much like planning menu for a week or month.  Choosing what we plant and how it develops may actually influence our food menus in coming months, based on what choices we have available. We have many options when… Continue reading Choosing Garden Vegetables