Sorry ya’ll… I’ve been a little MIA her lately as we’ve been busy with our gardens and greenhouse.
We’ve put a lot of plants in the ground and made a few changes around the gardens. We’ve also added a few new planting areas.
I’ll post a few picture below but we do have a couple of slideshows up on our YouTube channel as well.
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Well we finally finished the greenhouse… it’s up and running at least 🙂
I still have some plans for more permanent shelves and such but we made do with what we had on hand for now and it’s working out.
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This past week has been colder than usual here with winter weather advisories, freeze warnings, and even snow in some areas of Florida… we didn’t get any snow but 10 minutes north of us had some flurries. A bit west of us got almost 10 inches of snow! I wasn’t really upset that we didn’t get any snow but the kids were a little disappointed.
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Hey everyone!
How is your new year going so far? We’ve been busy as usual and trying to get as much done as we can before the summer comes… although these lower-than-normal temperatures have been making that a little difficult.
Our gardens are still going and we are so thankful for that as we have really been enjoying the food that we are getting from them. Up until a week ago we still had tomatoes and green beans… the tomatoes don’t look too happy at the moment and the green beans are a little sad too but I think they might pull through when we get past these crazy temps.
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We have loved growing this plant and we have enjoyed trying it out in many different dishes… plus it is so pretty!
Just wanted to share this article about Rosella.
Green Gardening Matters: Roselle: Florida’s cranberry
— Read on greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2021/11/roselle-floridas-cranberry.html
We had a bountiful harvest before Hurricane Milton and it looks like we might have another smaller harvest soon.
We were able to make 8 pints of jam… 2 have been eaten already! I used the recipe from the Self Sufficient Me site to make the jam.
If we harvest more then I would like to dry or freeze some to use for tea. I think a rosella/lemongrass blend might be nice!
Have you tried Rosella? If so, please let us know what you think and share your favorite recipe for it in the comments below.
God Bless!
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