Crazy Jar Lady
Seeing Green
Back in the day, I would grow dozens of broccoli plants and put up 30 gallons of frozen broccoli each year. That hasn't happened for a...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Taters For My Sweet
Handsome LOVES sweet potatoes. He very often orders a baked sweet potato when we go out to eat. I was determined to grow some for him...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- May 9
- 3 min
A Truck Full of Blessings!
"You're not supposed to thank me for the flowers!", she said. I knew it and I forgot; I was just so grateful. It's an old wives tale. ...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- May 5
- 1 min
Shiny, Happy.... Pansies!
Aren't they just so cheerful?! I have no idea if pansies have any companion planting benefit but I look forward to them every spring. I...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- May 4
- 2 min
Security
Almost 3 years ago I planted a garden at home. I wasn't living there yet, I was in transition. I went out on a summer day to collect...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- May 1
- 2 min
It IS an Oval....
For several years now, I've been fighting with an area of the yard that was originally tilled up to be a wildflower garden. That did NOT...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Apr 22
- 2 min
Tatey's Poppin!
I'm a helicopter gardener. Once I plant something I want IMMEDIATE results. My patience is very thin and I know this is God's way of...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Apr 19
- 2 min
The Ten Dollar Hole
I've mentioned before that I dig $10 holes for my $3 tomato plants. Here's what I mean: The pots that the tomatoes come in are usually 4...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Apr 18
- 2 min
Just Why?
As we have discussed before, I cook mainly from scratch. I don't use many pre-made mixes and etc unless they are shared with me or I...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Apr 17
- 1 min
Split Lip
I've mentioned before, I'm a natural-born klutz. Mom always called me "Grace" when I fell down, which was often. Anytime I work outside...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Yeah... Well....
So I tried to be defiant. I tried to plant outside the dates.... Ya know that saying, "Man plans and God laughs"? I'm there. Handsome...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Apr 15
- 2 min
Planting, Planting, Planting....
Tomatoes! (Rawhide! Did I just date myself? Oh well.) Yes, I said TOMATOES. In early April. In the Midwest! I know, I know, you're...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Apr 12
- 2 min
Sunshine!
Gloriously, we have had sunshine. Almost a full week of sunshine and warmer temps without rain until the next go round! Between...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Dirt Therapy
Dirt Therapy: getting your hands dirty in the garden! Dirt is good for you; and what it grows is good for your belly and soul. Dirt...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Plantin' Taters
I've had a few bags of sprouting taters waiting for the right day to get to plant them. The original plan was to plant them on St...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Feb 14
- 6 min
Seed Haul - Picking Wildflowers
One more off topic... Technically it's food for the pollinators and that in turn pollinates our food in the garden... Anyway! Several...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Seed Haul - Sunshine In Your Garden
Here's where I start to go a little truly off topic for the blog; Sunflowers. These could be considered food if you would like to...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Seed Haul - Rabbit Food
Not for the rabbits! For us hoomans! Since the grocery store is getting more and more expensive and neither Handsome nor I are getting...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Feb 12
- 2 min
Seed Haul - Succotash!
We are located in a big agriculture area. That means GMO crops and lots of chemicals sprayed around us (onto us) every year and several...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Feb 12
- 2 min
Seed Haul - Curcurbits
"What?!" said Bestie. Bestie is quite talented at growing melons, cucumbers and zucchini at her house. One day I was looking at her...
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