Gardening in Fridley, Minnesota
Posted June 17, 2012 by The Farmer
The Good Stuff As part of getting back on top of my gardening, I took a tour of the garden tonight and looked closely at how everything is doing. Despite my neglect, some things are doing pretty well. Here’s the rundown. Apples: The bagged apples that didn’t fall of are doing well. Looking nice and [...]
Categories: Fridley Farmer
No Comments.Posted May 14, 2012 by The Farmer
I was gone last week at a conference for work, and I feel like the garden is getting away from me! There is weeding, thinning, planting and other work to do as soon as possible. It’s going to be a busy couple of weeks here. Horseradish Root I love horseradish sauce on my meat sandwiches, [...]
Categories: Fridley Farmer
No Comments.Posted March 14, 2012 by The Farmer
Happily, my garden orders will only be about $100 this year compared to $200 + dirt money we spent last year and the year before. The garden will be a little bit smaller which partly accounts for the decreased cost. The vine borers were so bad with the pumpkins last year that I’m not going [...]
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No Comments.Posted August 30, 2011 by The Farmer
August ended up being something of a busy month. It seemed like we had just gotten back from Mississippi and we were off to South Dakota for 4 days for a memorial service for Caroline’s grandpa. We got back Saturday the 20th at 11:30 pm. Here’s what came out of the garden on Sunday the [...]
Categories: Fridley Farmer
No Comments.Posted May 24, 2011 by The Farmer
We still have a long ways to go, but the Fridley Farm is finally getting planted. Last night we managed to plant the beans. Some of the black dirt I added this year went to making garden strips along much of our fenced in back yard. We planted up close to the fence, and on [...]
Categories: Articles, Fridley Farmer
4 Comments.Posted August 8, 2010 by The Farmer
It feels like I’m back from the dead. After a new job, a 3 day bike ride, a 77.5 hour work week to make up for the 3 day bike ride and a mostly normal week to catch up on family life and sleep and I’m finally back in the blogging saddle. What a couple [...]
Categories: Fridley Farmer
No Comments.Posted July 26, 2010 by The Farmer
Here’s a real life example of an basic Brazilian lunch, even though we had it for dinner this time around. This is something pretty typical, which I would have eaten on any given day with my host family as an exchange student or at meals with church members when I was a missionary. The only [...]
Categories: Fridley Farmer, Something Interesting
1 Comment.Posted July 14, 2010 by The Farmer
This is part 1 of a series on Brazilian cooking. Several more articles are scheduled for the next two weeks. Brazilian Beans Lunch in Brazil is typically centered around a plate of delicious rice and beans. A pile of white non-sticky rick with a s generous helping of soft beans in their own sauce (their [...]
Categories: Fridley Farmer
2 Comments.Posted July 6, 2010 by The Farmer
One of the things I love about living where we do is how much wildlife we get to see in our own yard. Yeah, we have to compete with some of it for food, but they’re still fun to watch. We get butterflies, ladybugs, bees, caterpillars, worms and pill bugs, all of which the kids [...]
Categories: Fridley Farmer
1 Comment.Posted July 2, 2010 by The Farmer
Turnips Rock! Turnips are one of those root vegetables that many people don’t eat. I’m not talking about people who can’t fry an egg, I’m talking about people who wouldn’t flinch at the idea of making home made mashed potatoes or making egg salad sandwiches from scratch. People who already possess the skills to enjoy [...]
Categories: Fridley Farmer, Something Interesting
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