Waiting for Spring

Waiting for Spring..still!

Hot Hot Hot

Though it was -4 degrees this morning, I'm dreaming of heat!  Heat, as in hot pepper heat. This week the hot pepper seeds were planted, as we have many chilly days still ahead of us here in Maine before we see our last frost. I didn't add anything new to the line-up, but know that eventually more will be added when planting time rolls around. As popular as hot peppers have become, remarkably enough, we just see  very few of them in our local nurseries, aside from the common ones. So for now we will have Aji Amarillo,Jalapenos,  Anaheims, Hinklehautz and chili peppers along with our Italian sweets. 

These were grown last summer in our garden:

Aji Amarillo- a Peruvian beauty, with moderate heat,and medium fruits that grew to nearly six foot tall!
Hinklehautz- a great hot pepper, with fairly good heat.. but a fabulously prolific pepper that will withstand some chilly nites.  I was still harvesting into October these little dears..  & so yummy too!This year I will pot up a couple to see how they fare over next winter indoors.
Chili- Just run of the mill hot pepper, but I use many of them
Jalapenos- Who doesn't use jalapenos?  :-)
Anaheims- moderate sized plant and fruit.. great for stuffing!

Can you tell I'm anxious for Spring's arrival yet?!

Garden Law

Onion Seeds

Welcome to the New Year!  So far its been a rather cold and snowy winter so far. Cold would be understating it a wee bit!  Of course, you know what January brings, aside from snow and frigid temperatures?  Seed catalogs!!  Some dismal weather days, just flipping through the colorful pages can warm you right down to your toes.  

I just ordered my onion seed this week.  Our storeage onions are keeping very well and the supply is still plentiful from 2013.  I'll seed 2014 onion seed around mid-February and can't wait to see some green!

Spring is just around the corner, so start planning your garden!

Herb seeds

  The days are getting a little longer--the sun is getting a little brighter when we see it and my seeds are beginning to arrive!!
Spring is just around the corner, or so I keep telling myself, about 55 more days or sow. ;-) Think warm thoughts, and dream of luscious fresh vegetables fresh from the vine. Til next thyme..

Merry Christmas

This Christmas Day, celebrate the loved ones you still have in your life and allow yourself to believe that you will see all those you loved again one day. Buon Natale! Merry Christmas to all! May 2014 bring you peace in your heart and joy in your days. Happy holidays!

Autumn Harvest

This weekend, we harvested the remaining pumpkins in our pumpkin patch! I'm dreaming of pies, and breads right now.

 And a friend sent this to me..  I just love it!  It kind of looks like my kitchen counter right about now ;-)