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Month: June 2019

We have Scapes! – but now what do we do

We have Scapes! – but now what do we do

In today’s post we continue the journey of garlic growth and explore the beautiful world of garlic scapes. Here we discover what a garlic scape is, how to harvest them and what to do with them. So hang on for the continuation of the Garlic Experiment. We have garlic scapes In the post The Garlic Experiment – Weeds vs Garlic… What Will Win Out, I expressed my concern for the state of our garlic given how hot and dry it…

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The Garlic Experiment – weeds vs garlic… what will win out

The Garlic Experiment – weeds vs garlic… what will win out

It has been awhile since my first farming post and thought it time to give you an update. As I am sure you have been sitting on the edge of your seat in anticipation. As you may remember from The First Farming Attempt – Did Someone Say Garlic? we decided to test our capability of working the land with what we have been told is a simple crop to grow…. Garlic. After ordering some garlic seed and doing a family…

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Kitchen Design – to open or not to open… that is the question

Kitchen Design – to open or not to open… that is the question

You always hear that the kitchen is the heart of a home. Well this home’s heart is not a healthy one and is in need of a heart transplant. So it is time to plan for this surgery, to increase the health of the house and give it another lifetime to live. We start by looking at the existing layout of the kitchen. The kitchen is currently 11’X11’ with a hallway that goes through it connecting the entry to the…

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