Author Archives: Slocum's Creak

Brayzen had to have a golden zucchini! And so we planted one together, it gets a good soaking every morning and is still damp at bed time. The grasshoppers are already coming out and it’s easy to see the damage they are causing, however we have Fred guarding our zucchini and it has almost noContinue reading “Fred the guard toad”

The boys and I were gifted a food box and in the box was a 1lb bag of apparently raw hazelnuts. I grabbed a handful and have decided to see if they will grow for us. They would be a great addition to our ever growing food forest! Here’s a link for some information onContinue reading “Hazelnuts”

Laura had me dig these up from someone looking to clear out a good chunk of thier yard. Just started to bloom the other day, flowers are just a little smaller than a paper plate. Crying shame she isn’t here to enjoy them. The fragrance is very pleasant! To my way of thinking not everyContinue reading “Peony”

The pictures below are of two tomato plants planted a day apart. Last year I decided to experiment a little. Nothing real crazy but the thought of burying compostables where I wanted to grow my plants occured to me. I had a one gallon ice cream bucket filled to the top with things destined forContinue reading “Quite a difference!”

Laura had a good sized planter with Spanish moss in it that sits out by the front door on a small glass table.0 Decided to clean it out from last year so that the new growth would have room to grow. Comes back every year and it’s never ceased to amaze me how the colorsContinue reading “Another Currant plant.”

Should have taken a picture much sooner, this bush was loaded with buds, you can still see a few. Not everyone likes currants but the boys and I find them tasty. These were started by birds and are spreading a little more every year! Hoping this year we have enough to make a little jamContinue reading “Black Currants”

Looks like much of America is getting ready to be hosed down on thier electric bills. I personally received a flyer telling me not to be shocked ( No pun intended! ) by a huge increase in my March bill because of a storm that lasted a week or less. Granted it was a majorContinue reading “Overcharged by utilities?”

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