Crafting, Camping, Cooking and Life! (with RA!)

   Good afternoon all! Boy, what a morning so far! Had a 0900a.m. doctor appointment and returns to the stores from shopping Saturday. We had several storms last week with a lot of wind, so my poor greenhouse was torn apart. There is a plan in place though. We already had some stakes for the bottom, but now we are looking to use loop/hook tape to wrap around all the joints to better reinforce the frame. The ties were pulled from the plastic, but should be able to replace those. I went outside a little while ago and made another decision - moving the greenhouse. At the end of where I am adding a few more beds and between 2 apple trees I have a space about the size of the greenhouse. The beauty of this is that this is also where I moved the compost. My plan is to wrap the bottoms metal tubes with plastic to protect them from corroding, remove the bottom shelves and let the compost heat the greenhouse. The temps are still pretty low at night so I am hoping this will help. I'm als...

  Good morning all! A beautiful morning here in Ohio, a balmy 58F degrees right now. I've been busy outside getting my garden ready for planting. I was able to get the additional 4 beds and just got them assembled this morning. Here is my current garden. Still cleaning and weeding yet, so don't mind the mess! This is the side view. Wanted you to see the nifty spigot with hose reel. I plan on getting another steel flexible garden hose. I haven't taken an inventory yet of the watering system, but pretty sure I still need to get more of the bubbler tops and stakes. We picked up a plastic walk-in greenhouse while we were out this weekend. I plan on putting it up this afternoon and getting my seedlings out there. I will add those pictures of the greenhouse later. Here is my seedlings so far. The cabbages on the far end are already an inch long! I was surprised at how quickly they sprouted. I also have a container, one like a little bucket that came with soil and tomato seeds and...

Spring is almost here in Ohio (The March Equinox is on the 20th!)! We went for a hike this afternoon as it was a balmy 62F today. These are my photos from Shallenberger State Nature Preserve. Below are the fungi that were out already, my apologies if I mistake any of them. "Orange" marks the loop we took, about a mile. This fungi was older and looked like it was dried. Hard to tell, but looks to be a type of polypore. Crest of the hill. Found that it's called Allen Knob. Not sure on this one. Guess a reason to take a mushroom identification class! I love the mossy rocks! It's been a long time since I've been to this park, but larger than I remember. Making our way up. Signs of ferns breaking through the old leaves. Another fungus. 1.8 miles of paths. Scarlet Cups Moss! Different angle of Allen Knob. Old fungus on logs. These were interesting. They have a wet appearance.

  Good morning all! It's a rainy Tuesday morning here. A little frustrated, looked at the weather for this week and showed little chance of rain today and tomorrow. I have soooo much I need to get done outside to prep for planting. We went to see my in-laws this past weekend (always good to go visit for a couple of days!). Stopped at Menards and picked up the 4 additional garden boxes I needed. Now, I just need to get the compost pile cleaned and put in the wheelbarrow and get the boxes set up. Also will need to get some more soil for the boxes too. When I get them all set up, I will measure to see how much hose I need for the watering system and the bubbler pegs as well. And I got seeds while I was there! They had a special price on them, plus the 11% rebate program going on, so was excited for that. I purchased Walla Walla onions, Dark Green zucchini, All Seasons cabbage, Pick-a-Bushel hybrid cucumbers and Iceberg lettuce, all Burpee brand. I've not done onions by seed nor h...