Marcelle St. Germain Step by Step, Big Ugly Seems like we just planted our gardens yesterday, but the calendar and cooler temperatures say otherwise. Garden produce is ending, just a few last squash, pumpkins, peppers, and potatoes coming in. Hundreds of quarts of produce have been canned and frozen, baskets of squash, pumpkins, and
Bea Sias Step by Step, Logan, West Virginia The leaves are turning, and the weather is getting cooler, so we know what this means, fall is on its way. We may have a few more good days to enjoy. It was somewhat hot and really dry at times, so this dry weather did not help
It’s hard to believe that the growing season is almost over, and I can’t wait to see the totals for what our gardeners grew. One gardener has just picked several 30+ pound watermelons, and others have huge pumpkins and winter squash that they are starting to harvest. Sounds like there’s going to be a lot
We have been getting some really good reports from our gardeners... of course, sometimes one may encounter a pest like cute little chipmunks digging potatoes out of a garden then sitting there to eat. But despite having to “share” produce, our gardeners are thriving, with one gardener harvesting nearly 300 pounds of potatoes that
We are in the midst of gathering our harvest reports from gardeners and finding out about how their spring and early summer work has turned out. For some there are plenty of vegetables and these gardeners are starting to put up a lot of food – mostly canning but also a lot of freezing vegetables
July is here in full force: hot, muggy, and rainy. July is one of the busiest months of the year for gardeners; it’s a time for harvesting beans, corn, tomatoes, and many other good vegetables. These vegetables must be canned or frozen almost immediately after they are harvested, otherwise the heat will cause them to
Marta Pate Big Ugly, West Virginia The weather seems to be favoring the Big Ugly gardeners (none of whom are ugly!). Despite a late start getting things into the ground due to a cold spring, a June that has remained mostly cooler than normal with just the right amount of rain means that gardeners
June 2021 The month of June has started off with a variety of seeds popping out of the ground and a few vegetables are being harvested to eat and share with friends. Peas have been plentiful, and one group that provides food from their gardens to a church food pantry has harvested 20 pounds
Monday, May 3rd was a pretty big day for many of the gardeners in the BUCC and Logan programs. That was the day the chicks arrived, a day old, ready to go to new homes. Many of gardeners had asked about the possibility of getting chicks early this year. In years past when Grow
May 2021 Everything is going okay for my gardeners and me. It’s still cold and wet, and the weather reports are unpredictable - more like April than May. This next week we’re supposed to go from days with highs in the upper 50’s and lows in the low 40’s or even upper 30’s, to days close
