The Garden

January 17, 2023

One day, this will be the best garden soil. Can’t wait!

Compost

September 3, 2021
Huajiao. Flower pepper. (Sichuan pepper)

Not quite ready to pick.

“Huajiao”, Flower pepper, also known as Sichuan pepper, is used in stir fry, tea, and foot baths.

The pepper (shell is used) can be left as is or ground into a powder. It can also be added to hot oil then removed for a milder flavour.

Huajiao has a spicy, tingly numbness! As a foot bath, the pepper and leaves can be used to “dehumidify and expel cold.”

huajiao

September, 2019 – Update

It was an odd gardening season. Bush beans were great where pole beans were non-existent. Beets were awful where turnips flourished. Carrots – meh. Life’s a mystery.

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April, 2019 – Update

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February, 2019 – Update
Working on kindling and small firewood.

Seeds won’t get started for a while yet. Check out the snow – yeesh!

Excitements! Seeds for 2019.

The garden 2018

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2017: This happened and my world ground to a halt

In the beginning: Spring 2016

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