Heather's Homemaking

It's really cold outside!  My garden has a heavy layer of frost on it, but I still have a harvest for the week.  Last Tuesday I decided ...

Brrr!  It is certainly November here in New England.  It was 25 degrees when I woke up this morning.  The kids were bundled up in winter coa...

We've been getting lots of rain and wind over the past week.  As a result, I still haven't been able to harvest the last bed of pota...

It isn't big or fancy.  It is a bit weedy, but I have quite a bit still happening.  The chickens are in the main garden doing their cl...

It's all about the potatoes this week.  First we dug the rest of the All Blues and the Yukon Golds. A few russets for dinner. All ...

What a great harvest I had today.  The broccoli finally decided to do something.  There were 2 heads to harvest this morning and several mor...

The fall garden is really starting to come into it's own.  The broccoli has finally started to make a head.  I was wondering if it would...

It's not a huge harvest this week.  The tomatoes are slowing down and a majority of the rest is done for the season. The second round ...

After a long hot month, we're having a lovely few days.  The cooler temps and lower humidity are so refreshing.  It makes me wish for th...

This post is part of Harvest Mondays at Daphne's Dandelions .  Head on over and check out all the wonderful harvests posted there. The...

This is all relatively new to me.  I'm learning as I go.  In years past I've done some succession planting, but never to the extent ...

It's been way too long since I've done a garden update.  Life has been a bit crazy here, but starting to get more stable now.  So......

This has been a fantastic year for the garden so far.  We've had heat and just the right amount of rain.  Everything seems like it is th...

This is the time of year that I love the garden.  I walk through the paths, weeding as I go.  Everything is still so beautiful and full of p...