Here is a tutorial on how to make and bottle herb salts. These are great gifts, and the salt helps preserve the herbs so they last a long time!
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Here is a quick and easy way to chop/process dried herbs. All you need is a food processor or a clean coffee grinder. These tools quickly alter the herbs' state to make them easier to use in spice jars and to mix with other ingredients in the kitchen.
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It’s the time of the season, to clean up the garden!
Today I focused on cleaning out our tomato beds. I like to remove all the plants from the garden and take them to our burn pile. Tomato plants can harbor pests & diseases so I get them away from the grow plot and choose not to compost the plants.
Now, our burn pile is stacked and ready for a fun night of s’mores with my family!
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This is a must-have tool for your garden! The Hi-Lift Post Popper will save your back and make removing T-posts (and other large stakes) an easy task. It’s one of those tools that makes me wonder what I did before I owned it!
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This season, I planted two different varieties of rosemary - Barbeque and Officinalis. Both were top sellers at our Garden Center and I was curious which would perform better.
My conclusion is I will continue to grow BBQ and stop growing Officinalis. Here are the main reasons : higher yield, better color after drying, and more fragrant.
Keep this info in mind as you’re planning for your garden next spring!
On a side note, I’m located in zone 5b and have had little to no success with rosemary surviving through the winter. Instead of trying to overwinter, I do a mass harvest in the fall and plant new plants in the spring.
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Now is the perfect time to do a final weeding of your garden beds. Many of the weeds are dried out and can be easier to pull. This helps to eliminate the spreading of weed seeds and lessening your weed pressure in the spring.
I do not recommend putting weeds in your compost pile (unless you’re a composting guru). Many times the weed seeds can be redistributed when you apply the compost to your beds.
Instead, I love to burn the weeds and celebrate with some s’mores!
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The conditions this fall have been hot, dry, and at times very windy. These conditions cause soil moisture levels to dry out quickly, so make sure you are keeping a close watch on your watering. If you have perennials (especially ones that are newly planted), be sure to give them a deep watering once every 1-2 weeks. You want to make sure the root zone has moisture, so the plants can get well-established and anchored into the soil!
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We all know the saying, “When one door closes, another one opens.” This hits close to home right now as we officially said goodbye to the Air BnB/FarmStand property today. While I’m closing (multiple) doors on the property, so many new opportunities are going to arise!
Many people have asked, “What’s next for me.” The honest answer is I’m intentionally not diving into anything new right now. I’m taking advantage of my new gift of TIME. I’m focusing on my family, my health, and whatever I want to do!
I’ll need to get used to more downtime but this is something I’m ready to embrace. Here are some things I’m excited about: the changing of seasons, fireplace hangout sessions, coaching my boy’s basketball teams, free time with Eric, experimenting in my kitchen, hiking with June, and designing our new and improved backyard garden.
One thing to keep in mind, the Dogpatch Urban Gardens brand is not going anywhere. It will change, but we are still producing salad dressings, helping with garden consultations, participating in community events, and creating garden/homestead content.
Onward & upward!
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Thank God for physics! This simple lever is a critical tool for removing rebar.
I’m in the process of relocating caterpillar tunnels and this rebar remover is a gem of a tool! It’s a major back and time saver, and I highly recommend it for anyone working with rebar.
As I used this tool I kept thinking of the great Pat Summit and her quote, “Don’t just work hard, work smart.”
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To say we ended with a bang would be an understatement! Flannel Fest was the perfect send-off for our farm. I’m so grateful for all the vendors, employees, and customers who made the day memorable.
Both @ericquinerrealtor and I loved being about to host one last community event on our property. We have worked hard to build/support our #desmoines community and yesterday’s turnout was so much appreciated.
It was nice to be able to talk to so many of you, but I do know I missed a lot of people. We were so busy at the FarmStand that it was hard for me to mingle!
Thank you all who made the day so special!
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Unpopular opinion - as a grower, I’m not a big fan of tomatoes. I don’t geek out over all the various types and flavors because frankly they’re not my favorite thing to eat.
I know I may be an outcast for saying this, but at least my pup gets excited for tomatoes! Please tell me I’m not the only grower that can take or leave tomatoes.
That said, I just picked one of my last tomato harvests for the season. Production is slowing down and we are forecasted to have quite a bit of rain this weekend. Knowing the rain is coming, I went heavy on the harvest to prevent the fruit splitting on the vine. I’ll start pulling plants in the next week or so and begin some fall garden clean up!
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