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Today was our watering day, so I got up early and started at 7:00 a.m. The garden is really feeling alive. I'm excited to see how things do this year. It's taken many years to get into the swing of things, so that there is something always in bloom, ready to harvest, and another fruit tree on deck. It's so satisfying to grow your own food.
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With this pandemic, I am even more determined to grow as much as I can. I have only been grocery shopping every two weeks. With the outbreak as severe as it is, I may make it a goal to shop just once a month. I am hesitant to go back to Costco now. I love buying things in bulk, but prefer shopping at a small, local store that isn't crowded. It just feels safer to me. I am able to pick my produce up at the co-op from my car, which I really appreciate. I am staying away from everyone! This virus is so contagious...it makes me very wary of being in crowded places. I have been staying home, enjoying the porch and my backyard orchard. I go for a walk or bike ride each morning, and do yoga or Pilates at night.
How are you doing? Is your food supply holding out? What have you learned?
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Artichokes! I haven't grown them, but I understand it is really worth it. In my garden, some things work, some things don't. Sometimes a pest destroys the crop, sometimes we get lots to eat. I am just planting all the time and seeing what happens.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, emw. For me, they grow like weeds. They are very abundant producers, too. They get huge!
DeleteLove your little visitor 🌺. It’s still too cold here to plant much but it won’t be long. Im looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteMe, too, LL. Today I planted zucchini. The ground is warm, and the sun is shining. I will put the herbs in this afternoon.
DeleteMy food supplies are lasting out well, thank you. Really, it is just the fresh fruit and veg that I need to buy. My shopping lists look so healthy nowadays!
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I'm glad you have enough food, Joy. I bought cabbage, apples, and carrots, because they keep well. That's great that your shopping list looks so healthy.
DeleteIt feels very satisfying to eat home grown produce and I now try to grow something in the garden each year, even though space is limited.
ReplyDeleteI will be going to the supermarket later this morning with a (hopefully)comprehensive list, to save me needing to go more often than I need to. X
I hope you were able to find everything on your list, Jules. I agree, it is very satisfying to grow your own food.
DeleteI just love the Irises I had some dwarf variety which have just finished, the larger ones are getting ready to burst open. Lovely to see the little bird.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Frugal and Thrifty Home. I have the dwarf variety, too. I love the scent.
DeleteYour little visitor is so cute! And the Iris is beautiful, one of my favourite flowers.
ReplyDeleteWhat I have learned most from the lockdown, Stephanie,is that I dislike being inactive for any length of time. As we now live in the town there is nowhere nice to walk to. A 10 minute walk down the main road is not healthy or pleasant. I can't wait for all this to be over so that we can walk in the park again. Stay safe x
Yes, I know what you mean, PP. We are fortunate to be able to walk here. Lula loves to chase a ball in the backyard orchard.
DeleteA baby bird peeking in to see what you are writing! How lovely! I have not been very successful growing vegetables in my garden, but, I am more determined than ever to try, especially after this! I've been reading that farmers are worried about their harvests if the virus keeps workers away from the farms and I don't know what that will do to the food supply!
ReplyDeleteI managed to go two weeks without grocery shopping and began to get low on fresh produce. But, then, I found myself being blessed by angels, in the form of friends, who grocery shopped for me and brought me even more than what I asked them to buy!
That is wonderful, Bless. With all the rain we've had, I think this will be a good year for growing food in California.
DeleteI am only shopping at our small locally owned stores in and effort to avoid crowds and support the local economy. I pulled out all the seeds I've saved over the past couple of years and have sown lots of them in an interesting assortment of containers. I have them all in the sunniest room in out home. It will soon be time for them to go outside and we can move around a little better.
ReplyDeleteThat's fantastic, Granny J. I hope everything grows well for you. Thanks for reading and for commenting.
DeleteA start had been made on the garden but the drop in temperature and more rain has stopped play for the moment. I am so glad that we had a well stocked pantry and full freezers prior to the start of this pandemic, one thing less to worry about.
ReplyDeleteOh, that makes such a huge difference, mm. Night and day...
DeleteAs of this morning I have sugar snap peas, 3 kinds of beets, turnips, radishes, spinach, lettuces, and parsley sprouting up. The carrots take a bit longer as do the bell peppers. I just spread some snail bait out to keep the little seedlings safe. I did stop by our local small market yesterday hoping to find some potatoes, a turnip, a rutabaga and some frozen peas to make a beef stew which should last us a few dinners if I stretch it out by serving it over brown rice-a trick mothers of teenage boys never forget. Complete success at the market. That way I don't have to do a full grocery shop until early next week. I love the little bird!
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a variety, Anita. Congratulations. Beef stew is so divine. I'm glad you were able to find all of your ingredients. It's very comforting to have delicious meals during stressful times.
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