Yesterday’s Harvest

Oregano, Reflections, Strawberries

Hello and Welcome.

Other than a few handfuls of asparagus and a lot of green onions, this is our first harvest of the year. These strawberries will be eaten fresh, and some were added to our strawberry pancakes for breakfast. They are so sweet!

The green leafy stems are oregano. I will be drying them for future use. I usually just air dry my herbs either by laying them out on a newspaper or paper towel (since newspaper is hard to come by nowadays) or by tying them in a bundle and hanging them. Depending on the herb it may take a few days to a few weeks to completely dry. Then I store them in an airtight container for future use.

I expect that we will be harvesting strawberries throughout the month of June and maybe even throughout the summer as we have some plants that are the everbearing variety. The next herb I plan on harvesting, probably this week, is thyme.

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Monthly Inspiration

Inspiration, Reflections

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This month let’s find some inspiration in the weather.

“If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.” ~ Morris West

“If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm.” ~ Frank Lane

“There is nothing more beautiful than a rainbow, but it takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow.” ~ Unknown

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As May Comes to a Close

Chives, Forsythia, garden, garlic, Lilacs, Peach Tree, Reflections, Strawberries, The Farm

Hello and welcome.

As May comes to a close,

the garden is planted,

the garlic is doing well,

as is the strawberry patch. There are a lot of blossoms, some beginning to turn into berries. We should have strawberries in a week or two. YUM!

The salvia is blossoming,

as is the thyme,

and the chives. Did you know chive blossoms are edible? Learn more here.

The peach trees have many small peaches. too many for this young tree to support. I read that the fruit should be thinned, leaving only one peach every 6 to 8 inches. This will be done soon.

I spent some time over the last two days pruning some of our forsythia and lilac bushes. When we planted the peach trees we put them on the berm where the lilacs and forsythia are. We wanted them on higher ground since the last few years had been extremely wet and we didn’t want them to drown.

I pruned down the lilacs and forsythia that are near the peach trees so the trees will have enough air flow and sunlight.

With hot weather in the forecast early this week we will need to get the pump in the pond so that we are ready to water to gardens if we don’t get enough rain. My husband claims it is my turn to put the pump in the pond so I’ll be sure to take some pictures so I can show you how we use pond water to irrigate our crops.

Thanks for visiting and Happy June. 😀

Wordless Wednesday -A Memorial Day Tribute

Dogs, Reflections

I forgot to take pictures this week for my wordless Wednesday post so I decided to be a little wordy. 🙂

Monday was Memorial Day here in the U.S.A.. It’s the Day we remember those military Men and Women who lost their lives serving our country. Today I want to pay tribute to what the U.S. Department of Defense refers to as Four-Legged-Fighters. “Dogs didn’t have an official role in the U.S. military until the creation of the Army K-9 Corps in 1942. But they’ve joined American troops in battle since the nation’s earliest days, and many are still remembered today for their acts of canine courage.” (Click the above link to learn more about our military working dogs.)

Click here to learn more about the Memorial Working Dog Teams Monument located at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland in Texas.

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