Behind it is what’s left of Bread no. 1. I found the oven thermometer and determined that when set at 45o F my oven only heats up to 420 F. I’ll rectify that tomorrow. The bead is goooood though, and – one more advantage – it heats up my kitchen.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
A Bread a Day
If IÂ bake a bread a day, will I get better at it? find a daily bread making routine that fits my schedule? save money? make my friends happy when giving them the breads we can’t eat? make my house smell wonderful every day? eat lots of white bread at first (white boule is the …
Brussels Sprout Soup without the Sprouts
{Four posts in one day, must be a record!} Like most kids, I despised Brussels Sprouts. Now I love them, that burst of flavor, and even the mild bitterness. Bitter is a big gap in our diet, which is unfortunate, since bitter foods are important for our digestive systems. So I grew Brussels Sprouts from …
Winter Hot Box with Horse Manure
(Wow, three entries in one day!) I have lights specially fitted to the bed up front, so it can easily be converted to a cold frame. I’ve successfully grown lettuce in it in April. Now I was thinking of growing something there from November to March, the coldest months. The hotbed, finally! ~ A, the …
Video: Emilia Hazelip
Emilia Hazelip: Synergistic Permaculture Interesting information about leguminous plants. Oh, I wish I had a large patch of sun like that! Now I’m off to get some horse manure.
Winter Beds and Goldenrod
All the seedlings were transplanted into the Winter beds – the beds that will be under the hoop house once we move it from its Summer position, after the tomatoes, peppers and basil are done. These are all under one layer of row cover now (Agribon, from Johnnie’s). A third bed is loaded with kale …
Gardener Heal Thyself: Calendula Poultice
I work with my hands a lot. Household chores, gardening and especially throwing pots are hard on the hands. I don’t use hand salves, lotions or creams. You put that stuff on and a minute later you need to wash something or pull a bush out of the ground. I’m also a little clumsy, only …
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Hoop House Fall Garden / Overwintering Peppers and Herbs
My Fall Garden? I guess most of it looks like my Summer Garden, only inside the hoop house (where it was a balmy 85 F today, contrasting with the 56 F outside). eggplants in hoop house Yesterday I moved most of the (sweet and hot) pepper plants from the outside beds into pots and then …
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Neighborhood Pumpkin Composting
On a cold, gray day Amie and I composed, copied and colored in our yearly let-us-compost-your-pumpkin fliers. Today, a wonderful day, sunny, blustery, just about nippy, Amie and I took a walk to deliver them. It was lovely to talk with the neighbors and hear their enthusiasm for the project. They usually leave their pumpkins …
Tool Shed (in Progress) and Hoop House Doors
Taking advantage of a beautiful Sunday morning some weeks ago, DH and I started building our garden tool shed. We both love this project because (1) it will collect my tools right next to my garden and (2) it makes room for a functional workshop for DH in our old and more “serious” shed – …
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