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Squash Here We Come
Funny story about the squash this year...lol I planted it all later in the summer so the flying bugs that land on the leaves and the...
torchlightgirl
Oct 10, 20231 min read


Seed Saving Basil
I am still seed saving from my Basil plants. This is a photo of the first batch I did several weeks back. Growing them in a pot is...
torchlightgirl
Oct 3, 20231 min read


Assorted Vegetables
This is my garden haul recently. Tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli and swiss chard. I get everything cleaned up so I can process them. Tomatoes...
torchlightgirl
Sep 19, 20231 min read


Tomatoes Galore This Season
This year I have had so many tomatoes. Really thankful to the Lord for them. I planted a good amount so I could have enought to eat and...
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Sep 13, 20231 min read


Squash Is Happy
Recently I made the time to transplant my squash that was growing in a pot. Yeah, with everything on my plate elsewhere in the garden...
torchlightgirl
Aug 29, 20231 min read


Growing Carrots
The last few years I have been experimenting with new main dishes that have less amount of ingredients in them. For example, I can use...
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Aug 22, 20231 min read


Growing Bush Beans
Last year was my first attempt at growing bush beans. I had 8 plants in a garden box. I was able to can one batch of beans and ate many...
torchlightgirl
Aug 15, 20231 min read


Growing Garlic
My garlic is growing well as you can see. This goes for my tomatoes also as you can see in the photo. I have more popping up in my other...
torchlightgirl
Aug 8, 20231 min read


Bok Choy Is Bolting
This years experiment with Bok Choy turned out excellent. I was able to eat and dehydrate several batches. Currently, I have let it bolt....
torchlightgirl
Aug 1, 20231 min read


Growing Swiss Chard
In 2022 was the first time I planted Swiss Chard in my garden. Still can't believe in years past why I never tried to grow it. This...
torchlightgirl
Jul 18, 20231 min read


Kale, How Do I Love Thee
This kale has an interesting story. Last year I did an experiment to see if the kale would grow in a bucket. It did okay. I was hoping to...
torchlightgirl
Jul 11, 20231 min read


Pressure Canning White Beans
Life has been extremely busy with woking on our ittle homestead. One of the weekly activities for me is either water bath canning or...
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Jul 4, 20232 min read


Replanting Vegetable Seeds
A long time ago I learned that the act of having to replant some veggie seeds will happen. Every year we have a garden it happens....
torchlightgirl
Jun 20, 20231 min read


Who Will You Fully Trust?
We are living is totally crazy times at the moment. Wait, for several years now it has been crazy...lol Seems like evil is being thrown...
torchlightgirl
Jun 13, 20231 min read


Is It Worth To Forage???
Have you ever asked yourself this question? Is it hard work? Can you make something out of what you are able to find that is FREEand safe...
torchlightgirl
Jun 6, 20232 min read


Strawberries Are Growing Happily
Oh how I love strawberries!!! As a child my mom and I would go to the local strawberry farm near our home and pick our own strawberries....
torchlightgirl
May 30, 20231 min read


Vampires Beware...Garlic Is Growing In My Garden!!!
Last fall I decided to jump in and plant some garlic. Not all of them came up. So, back in February I decided to plant a bunch more. As...
torchlightgirl
May 23, 20231 min read


Father's Day Gift Ideas
7 Father’s Day essential oil gift ideas to celebrate Dad Dads do a lot every day for their families; so this Father’s Day, make your...
torchlightgirl
May 11, 20234 min read


How I Love My Seedlings
Well, here are a few of the seedlings I currently have growing. There's been some failures and I have expected that. Goes with the...
torchlightgirl
May 9, 20231 min read


The Price of Plants
Well, time to share what my sweet hubby finally found for me recently. 2 beautiful bay laurel plants. The leaves are so helpful in using...
torchlightgirl
May 4, 20231 min read
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