tonight we harvested our first batch of purple string beans….yes, they are purple, which really helps in the harvesting process….but they do turn green when cooked. they are delicious. nothing like fresh-picked dinner! we only planted a little bit of garlic last fall and it is now hanging in the garage to dry out. we […]
the garden is lush and green. visions of grilled peppers and fresh, red tomatoes will soon be reality! did you know you can eat daylilies? google daylily recipes and see what strikes your fancy.
baybranch farm got themselves some land …. it’s kind of crazy but we hope to garden / farm this 40′ X 120′ vacant lot near our home. this year our main goal is to build the soil and setup the infrastructure to grow grow grow vegetables next year. one of our first experiments is to […]
potatoes are growing…..soon we will have to add another set of 2 x 6’s and more dirt, but looking good so far.
i’ve read about planting potatoes in old tires but the idea of food i’m going to eat next to an old tire doesn’t seem like the greatest idea, and getting sign-off to put a stack of tires in the yard from mrs. bickle is never ever going to happen, so i had resigned myself to […]
we started tomatoes from seed on january 25th…we were worried about them at first, but now have 23 tomatoes that are hardened off and thriving. yesterday we built a trellis for them and strung them up to bask and grow in the sunshine! here’s a pic of about half of them…
we are eating salad from the garden….yummy!
recently we upgraded our worm bin to a tiered system, sometimes referred to as a flow through system. we started based on these plans, but modified to what we had…..worms are not all that picky. i’d like to modify it with a drain to easily get the “tea” from the bottom bin. here’s how we […]
this year we are planting strawberries! since we didn’t have any topsoil, we used a mixture of compost and sand, neither of which hold water very well…..so only half of the plants seem to be doing okay. will post first strawberry when we get there!
it’s kind of a saturday / sunday morning tradition around the bickle house to make waffles or pancakes. we have been honing this recipe for a few years now, so here it is: Best Waffles Ever (serves 2 people … maybe like 2 1/2, if that’s possible as your house) 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup […]