CobraHeads for Fossil Hunting!

CobraHeads for Fossil Hunting!

Here's something a little bit different for the blog! Last month, one of our eagle-eyed CobraHead fans forwarded us a news article about a significant fossil find in Maryland. Entomologist and paleontology department volunteer at Calvert Marine Museum Emily Bzdyk was...

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August Garden

August Garden

This garden is growing too much food! We’re giving it away and eating and freezing all we can. We’ll make some changes next year – a little smaller and a lot more planning. It’s been a great garden year, however, in spite of some really uncooperative weather. To say...

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Bruschetta Pasta Salad

Bruschetta Pasta Salad

One of my favorite ways to serve and EAT fresh tomatoes is in a pasta salad with lots of fresh basil and garlic. The tomatoes can be a mix of big juicy ones or a variety of cherry ones, all colors welcome. To make it more substantial you could add cooked dry beans,...

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July Garden

July Garden

July is when food output kicks into high gear.  Harvesting is a daily job, with both Judy and me bringing in the bounty. I talked last month about trying out a 2 leader system for the tomatoes. It’s working great. Here are some Brandywines just waiting to turn red. ...

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June Garden

June Garden

June is almost over and it’s going out very uncomfortably as we are experiencing the Canadian smoke that has made a lot of the upper U.S. extremely dangerous and unpleasant   Air quality is awful. It’s suggested we do not even go outside.  We’re still in a drought,...

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Rosemary Roasted Potatoes and Cauliflower

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes and Cauliflower

We are still using up the last of our 2022 potato harvest.  While we love roasted potatoes sometimes you want a little lighter dish, i.e., less carbs!  Bring on the cauliflower!  By mixing the potatoes with cauliflower you still get that potato taste with a few light...

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May Garden

May Garden

May was very warm and very dry here in south central Wisconsin. I’m doing a lot of hand watering, trying to water just the plants so as not to encourage weed growth in open areas which overhead sprinkling would certainly do. A good thing about the open bed system I...

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April Garden

April Garden

April brings on the hard work period of the gardening season. I keep looking for ways to make it easier. This old guy doesn’t quickly recover from hard work like I used to. Here are a few pictures of some of the things going on in the garden. The hoop tunnel helps a...

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Indoor Seed Starts

Indoor Seed Starts

I started peppers and onions in late February and now it's time to move them out from under the grow lights and into the sunroom.  I need the grow lights for tomatoes, eggplant, cabbages, and other stuff. I'll re-pot the peppers into individual cups.  They'll go into...

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