Broccoli sprouts are up in 3 days

March Madness

Harvesting peanuts in Wisconsin!

It was a bountiful and delicious weekend as we harvested peppers, potatoes, carrots, acorn squash, beets, pumpkins, and peanuts... yes, PEANUTS!

They need to dry for two weeks on the vine before we can roast them. Here's our method:

Chili and jalapeno plants were pulled into the wheelbarrow and then into the garage for washing and chopping:

Carrots and onions went into turkey soup the same day. Same-day potatoes are remarkably more flavorful than those from the supermarket.

Pergola

Four years ago, we had a patio poured at our front entrance and added a pergola. Then I rototilled up all the grass, dug a French well, and put in a perennial garden. Today:

Watermelon

Transplanting strawberries