Home Garden Harvest

FRESH VEGGIES

The combination of rain and a bit of sunshine

has started the spring veggie machine! I feel

daily blog posting coming up.

After picking up the newspaper, I spotted

some broccoli and collards ready for picking.

So off with the plastic sleeve and in with the

veggies!

Lettuce, beets, English peas and radish are all sprouting, too!

Weeds are everywhere, though. Will need to

get busy with weeding and mulching...

Blessings from the Garden!

ML

Hey Honey...

Hagler Honey...

Yes, that's my hubby, but he is holding

the Hagler Honey!

What a process for a couple of novice

beekeepers! We have enough honey for

the next 10 years! Will share, though.

Dr Middlebrooks, our pediatrician and

local Master Beekeeper, says that the

sting of bees helps with arthritis pain.

He sells his honey in his pediatric office.

There are reports that bee venom is being

used for other ailments such as asthma, multiple

sclerosis, high blood pressure and PMS...

You'll need to discuss that with your doctor, though!

Local honey is best to consume when

trying to boost your immune system/decrease

allergy symptoms. If you are

a "highly allergic" person, start by consuming

a tiny amount of local honey just to be sure

you will not have a reaction.

Toasted pound cake drizzled with Hagler Honey

was dessert last nite...

Blessings from the Garden

ML

GROW!

Seeds are one of the most precious gifts...

One tiny package full of life just waiting to

develop given the proper nourishment and

environment...Sound familiar? Life.

Two weeks ago, I planted radish, lettuce,

carrots and beets in the home garden. With

the combo of rain and a touch of warmth, they

are beginning to sprout!

Blessings from the Garden.

ML

Dining Room Drama!

SPROUTS!

look closely...

I've known for some time that persistence pays off, but

I was becoming impatient with my tomato seed project.

Last week I planted these tomato seeds in egg cartons

& placed on dining room table:

* Mortgage Lifter

* Marianna's Peace

* Sugar Lump

* Marisol Pink

all purchased from "Marianna's Tomatoes"

Realized by day 5 that I needed more "bottom heat"

for germination. Transferred cartons to kitchen counter

while the dishwasher ran...

hot granite countertop + covered(plastic) cartons = SPROUTS!

"Mortgage Lifter" sprouted first!

Meanwhile, I've placed all cartons in the kitchen warming drawer!

Blessings from the Garden...

ML

March To Do's

It seems unbelievable, but spring is right

around the corner. Even though there's a chance

of snow, it's still time to prepare the garden...

Here is a list for you.

• Clean out hummingbird feeders, they'll be here soon.
• Pre-emergent herbicide for lawn
• Fertilize fruit trees
• DON'T MURDER YOUR CREPE MYRTLES!
• Take the Grow Your Own Challenge...
• Plant radish, lettuce, cabbage, carrots, asparagus, broccoli, english peas outside now.
• Start tomato seeds inside now.
• Add compost to your old beds, start new ones!
• Check out www.Wintersown.org. See how to get a jump "start" on the veggie/annual/perennial planting for spring/summer!

Blessings from the Garden

ML