#urbanhomesteader

If you know me, you know where you can find me. Either gardening or cooking in the kitchen. Today, I will share some of this week's flowers that are blooming around the yard. The above photo is one of

Even with cold nights, the plants are tolerating the weather for the most part. The strawberry plants in the tower garden are coming back slowly. I found this one with flowers on it already. The plants

Even with the colder nighttime temperatures, the plants in the greenhouse are doing pretty well, considering. I only keep the heaters high enough to keep it around 50°F. The plants in the floats have grown

It is too hot to be outside gardening, so instead I decided to start cooking down all the vegetable scraps I had frozen over the past few months. I pulled out the big roaster and emptied all the scraps

What a hot month July has been. The plants have survived despite the intense heat. Thank goodness we had a few rain showers to help keep the plants hydrated. The potted Italian Patio Cherry above by the

Everything is growing so quickly now; I pulled off the insect netting to trim up some of the cabbage leaves. They are all starting to form heads and the cauliflower is over 2' tall already. It won't be

I decided to order another set of Barrina LED Grow lights for the plant shelves. I already had two per shelf and wanted to spread them out wider for better coverage of the seed flats. These lights are

Another week had passed and it was time to start a few more seeds. I seeded all the Salvia, Snapdragons, Coleus, Impatiens, Herbs, Lettuce, Spinach, and Sweet Peppers. Oh, and Lemongrass which has already

The past few days have been a bit taxing on my brain. I finally took the plunge and dumped all my bags of seeds onto the dining room table to sort and purge. Pam over @goldenoakfarm has been doing the

Fall has officially arrived big time here in western, New York. The skies are filled with billowy gray and white clouds. This week it has rained for three days in a row. Our nights are dipping into the

Sometimes you just have to get to those odd jobs that keep getting put off. Knowing that the colder days are approaching I have been wanting to defrost my upright freezer. It gets defrosted each spring

I still have plenty of Jalapeno peppers that I harvested from the garden and said in a previous post I would share my recipe for the Cheddar biscuits with you. I think you will enjoy this tasty biscuit

The tomato plants are slowing down somewhat and every other day the harvest is smaller. The peppers on the other hand are still ripening and changing color. I love the yellow and orange Jalapeno peppers.

The greens were ready to be harvested last week and I planted a few too many to eat all at once. So, I decided to look up how to preserve greens in the Ball book of Canning. The procedure was very simple

The tomato and pepper plants are loaded with fruit. Every two days I pick about the same amount as in the above photo. I pick them at this stage and allow them to ripen on the counter for a few days. We

Getting all the cabbages into the freezer and on the pantry shelves has been a busy week for me. The Red Acre Cabbages were large enough to harvest and I wanted to can the entire harvest. Spiced Red Cabbage

It's mid-July and already the garden is bursting with produce. I pulled some of the garlic this week and have it in the greenhouse drying on the racks. One of the red cabbage was large enough to pick.

It has been a busy two days this week as the first round of herbs were ready to harvest. I took advantage and decided to dry them in the #dehydrator. The chamomile, chives, lemon balm, oregano, sage, and

I had a busy day in the kitchen canning vegetable broth and black beans. I save all my scraps from vegetables in the freezer until I have enough to make a batch of broth. Then I use my pressure canner

After receiving 7 yards of leaf compost, it was time to top dress all the garden beds. I had already put down horse manure in late February to let it break down, I like to do that before I plant all the