Life on 5 Acres in Wyoming
I have grown calendula flowers for years and though I knew they were good for the skin in lotions and salves, I had not used them medicinally or any other way except once in soap. They were an untapped resource. Why I Grew Them They were pretty. The blooms lasted a long time. Some seeds …
My ten year old granddaughter complained, "Grandma, all you grow are vegetables." I guess all the wildflowers in the field don't count. Yes, in the past I've grown little else but vegetables. I figured it was an either or with my time and yard constraints. But I do know something about flowers. I tended my …
I had no idea until last winter during my study period that unripe pumpkin is edible. The discovery and experimentation this summer is changed my plans. No more zucchini or summer squash. Unripe pumpkin tastes better than either zucchini or summer squash. I usually just let my unripe pumpkins rot at the end of the …
The information in this book was very powerful for me. Maybe because it came at the right time when I had a small foundation to build forth from. The book isn't even meant for me. I'm no small scale farmer. I have no intent of growing crops to sell because of the nature of where …
My lovage plant has been on the move. First in the house where it wasn't happy but didn't die. Then transplanted to the front flower bed where it was fenced in and happily came back last year to flower. Lovage grows foliage the first year and then you can either keep it trimmed or let …
Kirk saw Buttermilk, our yearling goat, chomping away on the new growth on a pine tree and wondered, 'Is it really that good?' Our experience with pine needles is to make it into tea. It tastes just like you would expect - piney. Tolerable to drink as a survival tea but not exactly tasty. We …
Unpredictable weather has me aching for greenhouses. We had late frosts this year killing most of our blossoms on our fruit trees and bushes. Not much I can do about that. It has been cold despite being the end of June. The mountains north of us had up to 2 feet of snow last week …
