Resolutions?

Do you make resolutions for the New Year? And if you do, how long do you usually make it before abandoning them all with a sigh of defeat?

This year, instead of resolutions, I think I'll do some evaluations. Looking back over the past year, what did I do right? What choices did I make that turned out well? What would I like to change about myself, and what would I like to keep the same, or even do better with?

I'm thinking more photography. Less worrying about things I have no control over anyway. More organization. Less procrastination. Trying more interesting recipes.

Uh-oh. These are beginning to sound like resolutions, aren't they?

Build a Hod

Build a what?


Garden Hod from Mother Earth News

A hod is a wooden or wire basket meant for carrying things, in this case produce from your garden. You can make one with even the most rudimentary of woodworking skills. And the project will help if you've already begun missing being in your garden.

Here are the directions, from our friends at Mother Earth News.

Grow Food In the Winter

You can grow food in the winter without a greenhouse. From our friends at Mother Earth News. http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/garden-with-cold-frames.aspx#axzz2lEeFRKsk

Build a Storage Clamp

From our friends at Organic Gardening Magazine, an idea for next year's storage of root crops. Build a Storage Clamp.

"Can I Keep My Rosemary Over the Winter?"

Busy again, but here's the answer to that question, provided by Debra Knapke and the good folks at Fine Gardening Magazine.
http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/qa/overwintering-rosemary.aspx

A Tip for Storing Home Canned Goods

Busy, busy, busy today! Just enough time to share a link about storage of home-canned goods. http://foodinjars.com/2013/10/store-jars-without-rings/

It's Time to Plant Garlic In Ohio

September is the right time to plant garlic in our area of Ohio (zones 5-6). For a quick review of how to plant, check out this article from our friends at Organic Gardening Magazine. http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/how-to-plant-garlic