Abundant July
July goes crazy with cherries, berries, herbs, and flowers – abundant everything everywhere! July weather, hungry crows, lots of pretty photos, and 4 bucks with velvet antlers hanging out in the backyard! Perhaps it’s all a bit much?
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October Turning
And suddenly it is the end of October! Time to get ready for winter! This post highlights what is blooming, fruiting, and transforming before our very eyes! It would be one of those “October Chores” posts, but instead offers ideas on what we *should* be doing if we weren’t so sidetracked by all the beauty around us!
Into the Wind
January has brought a roller coaster of weather, from unseasonably warm to freezing cold and snow in the PNW. How will we face the storms ahead? Take a lesson from the birds.
Time to Plant Garlic!
Time to get that garlic in the ground if you haven’t already! Need garlic? We still have some! Want a tool to make the planting easier, faster, & more uniform? We have just the thing! Need planting tips? Look no further!
Death by Garlic, Revived by Kale
February is a weird month – we get a little bit of everything in the weather department. We do a lot of fantasizing through seed catalogs and are anxious to get our hands back in the dirt. When the winter blues & blahs get you down, our latest kale recipe, “Death by Garlic, Revived by Kale,” is sure to bring you around.
10 Tips for Growing Corn in the Pacific Northwest
Hey! We are doing the Corny Happy Dance here at Barbolian Fields. YES! We are harvesting CORN! Amazing but true! Here are my 10 tried-and-true tips for growing corn in the Maritime Northwest, where summer heat can be fleeting, at best.