3 Cats and a Baby

Another, bigger raised bed

Last night, we finally had enough materials to build a new, larger bed - 4x8 feet. We needed a part of the yard that had a bit more sunlight for our tomatoes, and we only half-planted the tomatoes in April - we had them placed too close to each other. Now with 8 new, north facing squares and a plan for trellises, our growing tomatoes are set.

We did a little rearranging, moving the tomatoes to the next box and putting some of our new plants in the vacant areas of the existing boxes. The new plants are: 2 lavender bushes, 4 banana peppers, 1 lady belle peppers, 4 big belle peppers, 4 cantaloupe vines, 4 cucumber bushes, 6 arugula bushes. Now we have 64 square feet of rich soil to grow in. We also have a pot of unruly mint.

Our wish list includes to put another smaller box of just alpine strawberries, more flowers, and some chamomile to complement the lavender and mint for tea. 

A fun day at Full Quiver Farm

Out in Suffolk, there’s a family operated farm (husband and wife and 9 kids) that pasture the freshest, most delicious meat we’ve tasted. Last weekend an ‘open farm’ day, where you could peruse their freezers, pet their goats, and look around their farm. We ended up bringing home a pound of ground beef and some mixed greens that were harvested and washed just minutes before we left.

Visit Full Quiver Farm