Monthly Archives: February 2021

And then, the Deluge

Posted on February 28, 2021 by dep31

It all started when I was quietly shopping for seeds online. This is one of those bad habits that leads to things like massive gardens, indoor growing systems, and greenhouses. I’ve not yet had the mouse yanked out of my … Continue reading →

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Seedling updates

Posted on February 27, 2021 by dep31

I went through all of my seedling trays today and reseeded the dozen or so that didn’t come up. There were a few, but not nearly as many as I’d expected, given that some of my seeds were more than … Continue reading →

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Taking it to the next level

Posted on February 23, 2021 by dep31

It’s now been a little over two weeks since I set up my “germination station” in the laundry room, and two things became swiftly apparent: My seedlings weren’t getting enough light, even with the grow lights that I was using. … Continue reading →

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And So It Begins

Posted on February 19, 2021 by dep31

Seeds have been ordered, received, and divided; I split an order with a friend this year. I organized everything in ziplock bags according to when it should be planted, printed off a calendar, consulted the various government information websites on … Continue reading →

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Homemade fire starters

Posted on February 18, 2021 by dep31

Anyone who knows me, knows that I hate to let things go to waste. When I discovered a few years ago that I could make fire starters out of dryer lint, I was quite pleased to discover that even that … Continue reading →

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Icicles in the window well

Posted on February 16, 2021 by dep31

They’re pretty in a sort of “We’ll stab you if you decide to take this exit” kinda way.

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Hey, Everybody… it’s SNOWING!!

Posted on February 15, 2021 by dep31

(One of my friends just cringed, or cackled, or both; that was what her son yelled at the top of his lungs at 6:00 AM several years ago when they were visiting, when he looked out the window and saw … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snow

Posted on February 14, 2021 by dep31

I actually had plans this weekend. Three of them involved leaving the homestead. I went to bed Friday night with the snow falling, and stressing over driving on snowy roads in the morning. I usually leave my phone in the … Continue reading →

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Emergency Fruit Leather

Posted on February 13, 2021 by dep31

My third child got a hankering for fruit leather last week and went spelunking in the deep freeze looking for it. After a fairly extensive search, we determined that either we’ve eaten it all, or hidden our stash extremely well. … Continue reading →

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Green beans

Posted on February 11, 2021 by dep31

Call me strange, but I like pesto and cream on my green beans. … especially when I grew the beans, garlic, and basil!

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