Spicy Dill Pickles
Big Ugly, August 2023 Food Preservation In Full Swing Here on Big Ugly Creek, the harvest is definitely under way, and so is food preservation. With bountiful harvests coming in,
Some Like it Hot Dilly Beans
Big Ugly Blog July 2023 I have a canning workshop planned for this Saturday, but at least two of my gardeners are way ahead of me and have already started
Critter Remedies
Big Ugly June 2023 Blog As usual, not only are our gardeners awaiting a bountiful harvest, but so are the usual assorted critters: deer, crows, chipmunks, slugs, etc. Sometimes it
Heart Healthy Cooking
Big Ugly May 2023 Blog This year the growing season has started off really well, warming up just as potatoes and seeds were handed out, with lots of sun and
Spring is Here!
Big Ugly April 2023 Blog Spring is definitely here, and spring planting is underway. Potatoes and cool crops like kale, collards, onions, peas, lettuce, are already in the ground, and
Preparing For a Great Gardening Year
Big Ugly, March 2023 Here in the coalfields of southern West Virginia, the winter has been relatively mild. There are daffodils, forsythia, crab apples, red buds, and more in bloom.
The End of the Growing Season
The growing season, with the exception of cool weather crops such as kale and collards, is now officially over. Tomorrow the forecast high is 49, and we may get our
Battling Mother Nature
While we managed to avoid the serious flooding many places saw in July, Mother Nature caught up with us in August and dumped 5+” of rain in just a matter
Harvesting in Big Ugly
Harvests are coming in strong, and people are busy canning, freezing, and dehydrating food for the coming cool months. People have put away the traditional veggies like corn, peas, beans,
Summer Growth and Summer Recipes
We’ve had cool weather late into the spring. It rained enough that some plants needed to learn to do the backstroke. There were deer that thought gardens were free salad
