Kerry’s Garden

It was very hard not to get depressed this summer every time I looked outside. By the time I was able to get back outside after my surgery the drought was in full swing. My rain barrels helped some but when there is no rain coming for weeks on end empty barrels don’t do much [...]

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Three weeks ago tomorrow I had some minor surgery. I was only out of work for 2 weeks but this past week it was all I could do to get through work. By the time I got home I was exhausted. The garden received NO attention. This morning I was out in the garden by [...]

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I was inside fairly early and decided to go ahead and bottle some of the wine I started around the first of the year. I had 1 gallon jug of each – two meads (one with orange, cinnamon and vanilla and one a plain mead), raspberry and blackberry. The honey is some I have had [...]

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She SCORES again. Today I took a trip to B. & J.’s place to pick up some manure. They have a neighbor with a dozen or so horses, a rather large pile of aged manure AND a front end loader. Just the kind of neighbor every gardener wants. Two huge scoops for B. & J [...]

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I had the intention to till the garden when I got home but ended up putting it off till it gets even hotter (85!) tomorrow. I dug some raspberry starts to give away on freecycle as well as some I put in pots that will be ready to give away next year. I potted up [...]

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This is the first time I’ve dared to look since Saturday. We may or may not get a freeze tonight but it should be about the last one for this round and it shouldn’t be anywhere near as cold as it has been. I’ll take another inventory in the coming weeks to see how these [...]

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A quick trip to the yard this morning left me in amazement. I swear when I checked things a couple of days ago most of it was still in it’s winter slumber. This morning there was growth everywhere I looked. Most of the willows have leaves as do the roses, kiwi, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, blueberries [...]

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