homesteading
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share. Can I get you a cup of coffee? I was thinking that this week we could do something different, an exercise of the mind of sorts. Have you ever thought about what you would do if money was not an issue? Do you know what you would do? The…
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It’s still early in the season here in my corner of the world, but seeing my seedlings makes my mouth water. Pictured is the delicious Tokyo Bekana’ / Brassica pekinensis. Early spring is a season of hope, and I am grateful. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I harvested the first chive of the season (see photo of the plant in yeaterday’s Weekend Coffee Share). I enjoyed some of it on top of the broccoli pasta I had for lunch, it was delicious. I also added 1/4lbs bag of chives to the freezer. I love this time of the year when…
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Weekend Coffee Share
Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? April, and this week in particular has been full of surprises when it comes to the weather. We’ve had beautiful days with sunshine, cloudy days, windy days, and hail, however NO April showers. It is very dry. I visited…
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I’ve just started to read a very interesting book. I am grateful for books that make me think. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! What can I get you? Coffee? Tea? As you can see we are at my allotment garden. It is finally time to start transferring the plants from our winter sowing. These plants where started outdoors, from seeds February 21st. They have never been inside and therefor they are more…
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The cold planted seeds are now seedlings, that are getting slightly bigger every week. In about a month I’m going to plant them in raised garden beds. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I am grateful for this Easter weekend. I have four days off work to enjoy with my daughter, and the things that are important to me. Today I had a long conversation with one of my best friends, another long conversation with my daughter, went for a long bike ride, and finally spent some…
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Judging from the picture above this might not look like much…but it is! It is my oregano surviving the winter in a gardening zone it shouldn’t. Last year my herb garden did very well. In my part of Sweden the majority of herbs are grown as annuals. My oregano plant looked strong and I decided…
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For a few years I’ve been working with a combination of different types of composting methods such as bokashi, wormfarms, recycling yard waste, Hugelkultur raised beds, as a result every year my compost produced a little bit more of that desirable black gold. It looks like 2026 is the first year I do not have…
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