Okay, harvest is definitely not an accurate description. But our expectations were zero, so we were delighted with a handful of dark blue berries. There’s a honeyberry in there, I swear. 2015 was rough for honeyberries, but they started to do well in the spring of…
I grew up in southern Idaho, where asparagus is so abundant it is called ditch weed. Nearly every roadside and canal bank down in the desert seems to grow asparagus. My sister still picks grocery bags of it each spring. My jealousy level is high. When we first moved in…
In an informal survey of local chicken people, I’ve found you either don’t name your chickens at all or you name them something OUTRAGEOUS. One friend names her chickens after current and past divas (Beyonce, Cher, etc), another had a broody banty named Pancake. I wasn’t sure what category we would…
Berries might be the most successful perennial you can grow in our area. There are so many to choose from, and it seems like there is a new ‘superberry’ in the news daily. I think it is safe to say berries, regardless of type, are good for you. Here is the…
Ah, winter hobbies. After a crazy fall (a DIY wedding, last-minute garden harvests, and a busy work schedule) the winter has been wonderfully calm. Too calm. Renovating our bedroom hasn’t been enough of a distraction, so it was time to drag out a project we’d been putting off for a…