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So on a different note, today's blog is about one of my other favorite topics. Food.
Not the making of food, but the growing of food. It's January, I'm in Alaska for two more weeks. That means it's time to think about gardening. Or in this case, creating an orchard. I went to this website. Lucky me, every tree I bought was 30% off. Yay for me. I bought three types of apple trees, two plums, two cherries, two pears, one apricot and one peach tree. The apricot and peach trees are self pollinating, so I could limit myself to one each of them. I really wanted a nice granny smith apple tree but wasn't able to find one. I'm not a fan of granny smiths for eating, but they are very nice for making jellies. The pectin level in them is very high so one can use a granny smith instead of so much pectin. Maybe next year I can add a granny smith to the orchard.
Needless to say I'm excited about our orchard. This spring and summer we'll baby those little trees. They are our future.
Last year we started a patch of asparagus. It's frustrating to wait a year or two to benefit from trees or plants, but in the end it will be worth it.
Next on my list is to make a greenhouse so we can benefit from some fresh greens for a longer season. I know in my part of the country kale kicks into gear in the fall. If we can get some in a green house, I think we could get fresh kale through the winter too. This is what I have in mind for our greenhouse. This particular greenhouse works for those in zone 6 without using heat. I live in zone 5, so I'm hoping we can get some success with using only minimal heat.
I sent this link to my hubby so he can start working on it, too. This isn't a new idea to him, but seeing one that works will help him get our cistern system going a little quicker...I hope.
Are you ready to get your hands dirty and play in the garden?
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